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[Other (please specify):] Which of the following bills would you likely skip paying, or make only a partial payment on, if you had a $400 emergency expense that you had to pay?
Would skip paying other bill with a $400 emergency expense · Asked in 2 waves, 2017–2018 · 2,644 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 95% | 5% | 1351 | ±3 | |
| White | 94% | 6% | 781 | ±4 | |
| Black | 95% | 5% | 211 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 95% | 5% | 242 | ±8 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | 26 | ±23 |
| Other † | 97% | 3% | 91 | ±16 |
SHED 2018 · 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.