Could you cover a $500 expense with cash or its equivalent?

Could cover a $500 expense with cash or equivalent · Asked in 1 wave, 2022 · 2,374 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Derived by the Federal Reserve from other SHED items; not asked directly.

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Community

NoYes

Group	No	Yes	n	MoE
All respondents	36%	64%	2374	±2
Less than high school	73%	27%	106	±11
High school	49%	51%	461	±5
Some college	40%	60%	753	±4
Bachelor's	22%	78%	599	±4
Postgraduate	16%	84%	455	±5

SHED 2022 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

NoYes

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
SHED 2022	2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01	web	11,667	2,374