Forty-eight percent of Americans report that they are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a recent survey by online lender NetCredit.com.
Another 44 percent of respondents say they are only trying to stay up to date on bills or home payments and avoid excessive debt or bankruptcy.
Among the population segments who are most concerned about living paycheck to paycheck are respondents in their 30s at 62 percent, respondents under the age of 60 at 54 percent, respondents with children at 57 percent, respondents with at least five in the household at 64 percent and respondents in the South at 53 percent.
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
