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I needed money to make ends meet - Were each of the following true about your decision to work last month?
Worked last month to make ends meet · Asked in 2 waves, 2024–2025 · 590 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 | 43% | 57% | 324 | ±6 | |
| Less than high school † | Too few respondents | – | – | 11 | ±31 |
| High school | 28% | 72% | 71 | ±13 | |
| Some college |
| 43% |
| 57% |
| 103 |
| ±10 |
| Bachelor's | 51% | 49% | 87 | ±11 |
| Postgraduate † | 65% | 35% | 52 | ±15 |
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.