Delayed AC repair or replacement because they could not afford it
30%
30% had delayed AC repair or replacement because they could not afford it.
n = 3,011 U.S. adults in households earning below $50,000 · Fielded July 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,011
- Population
- U.S. adults in households earning below $50,000
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- July 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Lower-Income Households Switching Off AC
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (July 2026). "Delayed AC repair or replacement because they could not afford it" Survey of 3,011 U.S. adults in households earning below $50,000, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/delayed-ac-repair-or-replacement-because-they-could-not-afford-it
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