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In 2012, would you say that your household’s total spending was more than your income, that it was about the same as your income, or that you spent less than your income?

In 2012, was your household's spending more than, the same as, or less than its income?

Household spending compared with income in 2012 · Asked in 1 wave, 2013 · 4,134 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Community

Spending was less than incomeSpending was same as incomeSpending was more than income

Group	Spending was less than income	Spending was same as income	Spending was more than income	n	MoE
All respondents	40%	39%	21%	4134	±2
18–29	38%	41%	21%	643	±5
30–44	38%	38%	24%	903	±4
45–64

SHED 2013 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

Spending was less than incomeSpending was same as incomeSpending was more than incomeRefused (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
SHED 2013	2013-09-01 to 2013-09-30	web	4,134	4,134