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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. Groups with an effective sample under 50 in a wave are left out of that wave.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 43% | 57% | 324 | ±6 | |
| White | 51% | 49% | 216 | ±7 | |
| Black † | 28% | 72% |
| 51 |
| ±14 |
| Hispanic † | 14% | 86% | 29 | ±19 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | 19 | ±24 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | 9 | ±37 |
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.