Most Black Americans say they can meet basic needs financially, but many still experience economic insecurity
Fewer than half of Black adults say they have a three-month emergency fund, and some have taken multiple jobs to make ends meet.
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Fewer than half of Black adults say they have a three-month emergency fund, and some have taken multiple jobs to make ends meet.
49% of Americans say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, up 10 points from early 2018.
The vast majority of U.S. adults have heard at least a little about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ether.
As of the third quarter of 2021, 50.3% of U.S. adults 55 and older said they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
College graduates without a college-educated parent have lower incomes and less wealth, on average, than those with a parent who has a bachelor’s or higher degree.
In the third quarter of 2020, about 28.6 million Baby Boomers reported that they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
Distress levels changed little overall from March to April, but this concealed considerable change at the individual level over this period.
Only 23% say they have emergency funds that would last them three months.
Older Americans are more likely than younger adults to feel their health is at risk, while younger people are focused on economic threats.
Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults say they have had a physical reaction at least some or a little of the time when thinking about the outbreak.
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