Interactive survey findings

Explore the data

Choose one of thirty outcomes to view the full sample, or compare it across one or two of twenty-two participant characteristics. Build detailed crosstabs or use the Sankey module to connect starting and ending variables with a third line-weight variable. Small categories remain available with cautions for interpretation.

Selected comparison

College Was Worth It by Age

Agreement that college was worth it for the respondent.

Exact survey question: To which extent do you agree with the following statements - College was worth it for me

Overall1,671 valid
View exact original values and respondent counts
College Was Worth It by Age
GroupStrongly DisagreeDisagreeNeither Disagree or AgreeAgreeStrongly AgreeValid nCaution
18–298.5% (14)17.0% (28)26.7% (44)33.3% (55)14.5% (24)165
30–394.9% (30)7.3% (45)14.6% (90)40.2% (248)33.1% (204)617
40–495.1% (28)6.2% (34)15.2% (83)31.8% (174)41.7% (228)547
50–593.3% (7)5.7% (12)8.1% (17)30.8% (65)52.1% (110)211
60+6.3% (8)5.5% (7)11.0% (14)31.5% (40)45.7% (58)127

How to read this: Results are unweighted and descriptive. They do not establish causation or indicate that differences are statistically significant.

Percentages and averages use valid responses for the selected outcome; denominators therefore vary. Interview quotations elsewhere on this site provide context and are not assigned to demographic subgroups selected here.

Build a weighted relationship

Create a Sankey flow

Choose a starting variable and an ending variable, then choose a third variable to weight the connections. Each line is divided by the weight variable’s categories, and its thickness shows the number of respondents in that category.

Display values
Include categories from Suicidal Ideation
Food Security CategoriesKessler Psychological Distress Categories
High securityn=1044Very low securityn=237Low securityn=223Marginal securityn=101No/Low Distressn=305Moderate Distressn=752Serious Distressn=548
View the strongest weighted connections
FromToSuicidal IdeationRespondentsPercent of complete recordsCaution
High securityModerate DistressNo52032.4%
High securityNo/Low DistressNo28717.9%
High securitySerious DistressNo1348.3%
Very low securitySerious DistressYes996.2%
Very low securitySerious DistressNo875.4%
Low securityModerate DistressNo805.0%
Low securitySerious DistressYes684.2%
Low securitySerious DistressNo613.8%
High securitySerious DistressYes553.4%
Marginal securityModerate DistressNo462.9%
High securityModerate DistressYes452.8%
Very low securityModerate DistressNo392.4%
Marginal securitySerious DistressNo332.1%
Very low securityModerate DistressYes110.7%Small sample
Marginal securitySerious DistressYes110.7%Small sample
Low securityModerate DistressYes80.5%Small sample
Marginal securityNo/Low DistressNo80.5%Small sample
Low securityNo/Low DistressNo60.4%Small sample
High securityNo/Low DistressYes30.2%Small sample
Marginal securityModerate DistressYes30.2%Small sample
Very low securityNo/Low DistressNo10.1%Small sample

Node order: Starting and ending categories are arranged from the highest selected value at the top to the lowest at the bottom. Percentages use the included-record denominator.

Included records: 1,605 respondents have valid values for all three variables and match the selected weight categories.

Interpretation and caution: Color identifies the weight category and line thickness represents its respondent count; neither implies causation or time order. An asterisk marks a node with n≤15. Dashed connections also contain n≤15. These small-sample results may be unstable and should be interpreted cautiously.

Downloadable survey visual

Payments, savings, investments, and debt

A press-ready overview of seven financial measures, with means, medians, valid response counts, and interpretation notes.

PNG · survey snapshot

Household Financial Snapshot

Mean and median housing payments, account balances, and debts, plus the shares reporting no general investments outside retirement accounts or no medical debt.

Household Financial Snapshot of monthly housing payments, savings, retirement, investments, credit-card debt, and medical debt