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Emergency bill: savings, credit card, borrow vs personal loan U.S. 2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 20, 2022
Almost half of Americans would pay an emergency bill from their savings, according to a January 2022 survey. Meanwhile, only four percent would take out a personal loan to cover the expense.

Share of Americans who would use selected methods to cover an emergency 1,000 U.S. dollar bill in January 2022

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Release date

January 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

January 4 to 9, 2022

Number of respondents

1,004 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

31 respondents were interviewed in Spanish

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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Overview

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Household savings

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Retirement savings

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