[Major appliance, car, or other big purchase (excluding a home)] Which of the following categories, if any, are you saving money for?
Saving for a major appliance, car, or big purchase · Asked in 2 waves, 2013–2014 · 4,857 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 | 76% | 24% | 2587 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school | 83% | 17% | 85 | ±13 | |
| High school | 83% | 17% | 588 |
| ±5 |
| Some college | 75% | 25% | 803 | ±4 |
| Bachelor's | 72% | 28% | 676 | ±5 |
| Postgraduate | 75% | 25% | 435 | ±5 |
SHED 2014 · 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.