In a December 2020 survey, around 28 percent of surveyed adults in the United States said they planned to use the one-time COVID-19 stimulus check of 600 U.S. dollars to pay bills. Another 14 percent of respondents said they plan to use the funds to buy essential items like food or hygiene products.
Distribution of planned uses of the one-time 600 U.S. dollar COVID-19 stimulus check by adults in the United States as of December 2020
Original question: "If you were to receive $600 from the federal government as a stimulus payment, what would you be most likely to do with the majority of the funds?"
Values may not total to 100 percent due to rounding.
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YouGov. (December 20, 2020). Distribution of planned uses of the one-time 600 U.S. dollar COVID-19 stimulus check by adults in the United States as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218047/planned-use-covid-19-one-time-stimulus-check/
YouGov. "Distribution of planned uses of the one-time 600 U.S. dollar COVID-19 stimulus check by adults in the United States as of December 2020." Chart. December 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218047/planned-use-covid-19-one-time-stimulus-check/
YouGov. (2020). Distribution of planned uses of the one-time 600 U.S. dollar COVID-19 stimulus check by adults in the United States as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218047/planned-use-covid-19-one-time-stimulus-check/
YouGov. "Distribution of Planned Uses of The One-time 600 U.S. Dollar Covid-19 Stimulus Check by Adults in The United States as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218047/planned-use-covid-19-one-time-stimulus-check/
YouGov, Distribution of planned uses of the one-time 600 U.S. dollar COVID-19 stimulus check by adults in the United States as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218047/planned-use-covid-19-one-time-stimulus-check/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Distribution of planned uses of the one-time 600 U.S. dollar COVID-19 stimulus check by adults in the United States as of December 2020 [Graph], YouGov, December 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218047/planned-use-covid-19-one-time-stimulus-check/
