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October 23, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Rebate was used mostly for | Consumer unit | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All consumer units | Husband and wife, at least one qualifying child |
Single parent, at least one qualifying child |
Husband and wife only |
Single person, 18 years or older |
All other consumer units |
|
Spending |
30.2 | 28.7 | 26.9 | 31.9 | 31.9 | 29.0 |
Saving |
17.6 | 15.0 | 6.1 | 23.3 | 21.4 | 13.0 |
Paying off debt |
49.1 | 53.8 | 65.2 | 41.7 | 43.6 | 54.4 |
No information reported |
3.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
These data featured in the TED article, Pay off debt, spend, or save? The 2008 Economic Stimulus Payments.