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Water, gas, or electric bill - Which of the following bills would you likely skip paying, or make only a partial payment on, if you had a $500 emergency expense that you had to pay?
Would skip utility bill payment for $500 emergency · Asked in 1 wave, 2022 · 245 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Split-ballot version: respondents randomly shown a $500 rather than $400 emergency expense.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 79% | 21% | 245 | ±7 | |
| Less than high school † | 75% | 25% | 33 | ±19 | |
| High school | 78% | 22% | 78 | ±12 | |
| Some college | 82% | 18% | 82 | ±12 | |
| Bachelor's † | 83% | 17% | 41 | ±16 | |
| Postgraduate † | Too few respondents | – | – | 11 | ±31 |
SHED 2022 · US adults 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2022 6 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 245 |