The statistic shows results of a survey conducted in 2014 in the United States among adults on their expectations in 2015 regarding their finances. In 2014, 24 percent of respondents stated that they do not expect anything different financially.
United States: Which of the following do you expect to do in regards to your finances in 2015?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Cut back on my household spending
38%
Save more in the year ahead
36%
Pay down my level of debt
35%
Save more for retirement
21%
Get rid of one or more credit cards
15%
Undertake home improvements that increase the value of my home
13%
Invest in less risky investments
6%
Refinance my mortgage
4%
Take out a home equity line of credit
2%
Other
6%
I don't expect to do anything different financially in 2015
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Harris Interactive. (January 8, 2015). United States: Which of the following do you expect to do in regards to your finances in 2015? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/378190/financial-expectations-adults-next-year-us/
Harris Interactive. "United States: Which of the following do you expect to do in regards to your finances in 2015?." Chart. January 8, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378190/financial-expectations-adults-next-year-us/
Harris Interactive. (2015). United States: Which of the following do you expect to do in regards to your finances in 2015?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378190/financial-expectations-adults-next-year-us/
Harris Interactive. "United States: Which of The following Do You Expect to Do in Regards to Your Finances in 2015?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378190/financial-expectations-adults-next-year-us/
Harris Interactive, United States: Which of the following do you expect to do in regards to your finances in 2015? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378190/financial-expectations-adults-next-year-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
United States: Which of the following do you expect to do in regards to your finances in 2015? [Graph], Harris Interactive, January 8, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/378190/financial-expectations-adults-next-year-us/