What spending do people cut first when money is tight?
43%
43% of respondents would cut this spending first: eating out or takeout.
n = 3,005 people across the US · Survey date not recorded · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
eating out or takeout43%
shopping22%
subscriptions15%
social plans14%
health-related spending6%
0%50%100%
Figures are reproduced as reported in the supplied research summary; rounded totals may differ from 100%, and some breakdowns are partial. The survey field date is not recorded; document modification dates are not field dates.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,005
- Population
- people across the US
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- Not recorded
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Small Habits People Use to Stretch Their Budgets
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Cherry Data Signals (Not recorded). "What spending do people cut first when money is tight?" Survey of 3,005 people across the US, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/what-spending-do-people-cut-first-when-money-is-tight
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