Overall, have changes in the prices you pay compared to last year made your financial situation worse, better, or had little to no effect?
Effect of price changes on financial situation · Asked in 3 waves, 2023–2025 · 36,629 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.
| Group | Much worse | Somewhat worse | Little or no effect | Somewhat better | Much better | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 14% |
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.
| 44% |
| 36% |
| 5% |
| 1% |
| 12934 |
| ±0.9 |
| Northeast | 11% | 46% | 37% | 4% | 1% | 2227 | ±2 |
| Midwest | 14% | 42% | 37% | 6% | 2% | 2941 | ±2 |
| South | 15% | 42% | 35% | 6% | 1% | 4869 | ±1 |
| West | 14% | 47% | 33% | 5% | 1% | 2897 | ±2 |
SHED 2025 · 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.