[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 | |
| White | 74% | 26% | 1906 | ±3 | |
| Black | 85% | 15% | 233 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 82% | 18% | 252 | ±7 |
| Asian | 74% | 26% | 94 | ±11 |
| Other † | 78% | 22% | 102 | ±15 |
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.