In 2020 and 2021, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had caused financial issues and lost income for many people in the United States. In order to combat this problem and stimulate the economy, the federal government had issued a number of stimulus checks over the course of the crisis. When receiving their first and second stimulus payments, around 60 percent of U.S. consumers ended up spending most if not all of the received funds.
Will you / did you save or spend your stimulus payments?
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "How did you use the first/second stimulus payment? / *In the event that you receive a third stimulus payment, how would you use it?
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Numerator. (February 18, 2021). Will you / did you save or spend your stimulus payments? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173999/stimulus-payment-usage-among-consumers-us/
Numerator. "Will you / did you save or spend your stimulus payments?." Chart. February 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173999/stimulus-payment-usage-among-consumers-us/
Numerator. (2021). Will you / did you save or spend your stimulus payments?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173999/stimulus-payment-usage-among-consumers-us/
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