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Doing okay financially
Doing okay financially · Asked in 6 waves, 2020–2025 · 71,818 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Derived by the Federal Reserve from other SHED items; not asked directly.
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 | 27% | 73% | 12934 | ±0.9 | |
| Lower income | 48% | 52% | 5244 | ±1 | |
| Middle income | 21% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2025 | 2025-10-17 to 2025-10-28 | web | 12,934 | 12,934 |
| SHED 2024 | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 12,295 |
| SHED 2023 | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 11,400 |
| SHED 2022 | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 11,667 |
| SHED 2021 | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 11,874 |
| SHED 2020 | 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 | web | 11,648 | 11,648 |
| 79% |
| 4056 |
| ±2 |
| Upper income | 9% | 91% | 3634 | ±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.