This statistic shows the results of a survey among American adults on whether they have had problems paying their bills in the past year, or not, sorted by social class. The survey was conducted in July 2012, shortly before the presidential election. 64 percent of respondents defining themselves as members of the lower class stated they have had problems paying their bills in the past year.
Have you had trouble paying your bills in the past year? (by social class)
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Pew Research Center. (August 22, 2012). Have you had trouble paying your bills in the past year? (by social class) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240742/share-of-americans-having-problems-paying-their-bills-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. "Have you had trouble paying your bills in the past year? (by social class)." Chart. August 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240742/share-of-americans-having-problems-paying-their-bills-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Have you had trouble paying your bills in the past year? (by social class). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240742/share-of-americans-having-problems-paying-their-bills-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center. "Have You Had Trouble Paying Your Bills in The past Year? (by Social Class)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240742/share-of-americans-having-problems-paying-their-bills-by-social-class/
Pew Research Center, Have you had trouble paying your bills in the past year? (by social class) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240742/share-of-americans-having-problems-paying-their-bills-by-social-class/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Have you had trouble paying your bills in the past year? (by social class) [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240742/share-of-americans-having-problems-paying-their-bills-by-social-class/