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In the past year, which one of the following best describes how your [and your spouse's/partner's] expenses change from month to month, if at all?

In the past year, how did your expenses change from month to month?

How much monthly expenses vary · Asked in 1 wave, 2015 · 5,642 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Community

Roughly the same amount each monthRoughly the same most months, but some unusually high or low months during the yearOften varies quite a bit from one month to the next

Group	Roughly the same amount each month	Roughly the same most months, but some unusually high or low months during the year	Often varies quite a bit from one month to the next	n	MoE
All respondents	56%	34%	10%	5642	±2
Men	58%	32%	10%	2808	±2
Women

SHED 2015 · 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

Roughly the same amount each monthRoughly the same most months, but some unusually high or low months during the yearOften varies quite a bit from one month to the nextRefused (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
SHED 2015	2015-10-01 to 2015-11-30	web	5,642	5,642