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Year: 2025
Module: Background
Variable: PAYBILLSC

Which one of the following statements best describes how well your household has been keeping up with bills and credit commitments in the past year or so, that is, from October 2023 until now?

 
%
Keeping up with all bills - without any difficulties 39
Keeping up with all bills - but it was a struggle from time to time 39
Keeping up with all bills - but it was a constant struggle 16
Not keeping up with all bills - had fallen behind with some of them 3
Not keeping up with all bills - had fallen behind with many of them 1
I don't know 3


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Results for men and women

 
%
 MaleFemale
Keeping up with all bills - without any difficulties 43 34
Keeping up with all bills - but it was a struggle from time to time 36 42
Keeping up with all bills - but it was a constant struggle 14 18
Not keeping up with all bills - had fallen behind with some of them 3 2
Not keeping up with all bills - had fallen behind with many of them <0.5 1
I don't know 3 2



 

Results for people of different ages

 
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Keeping up with all bills - without any difficulties 33 31 27 35 44 55
Keeping up with all bills - but it was a struggle from time to time 35 38 44 36 42 37
Keeping up with all bills - but it was a constant struggle 19 18 21 25 12 6
Not keeping up with all bills - had fallen behind with some of them 3 3 6 3 2 0
Not keeping up with all bills - had fallen behind with many of them 2 1 <0.5 <0.5 0 0
I don't know 8 8 2 <0.5 0 1


Results for people of different religions

 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Keeping up with all bills - without any difficulties 37 42 38
Keeping up with all bills - but it was a struggle from time to time 39 37 43
Keeping up with all bills - but it was a constant struggle 18 15 14
Not keeping up with all bills - had fallen behind with some of them 3 3 2
Not keeping up with all bills - had fallen behind with many of them 1 0 1
I don't know 2 2 3



 

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