More or Less: Behind the Stats - How many Americans live ‘paycheck to paycheck’?

Download How many Americans live ‘paycheck to paycheck’?

Are most Americans barely holding their head above water when it comes to personal finances?

That’s what various US politicians and news outlets keep suggesting.

They can’t stop using a statistic about people living “paycheck to paycheck”.

But what does this really mean?

We go behind the headlines to unpick the numbers.

Contributor:
Ben Krauss, journalist

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Producer: Vicky Baker and Lizzy McNeill
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound Engineer: Andrew Mills
Editor: Richard Vadon

Published on Saturday, 14th December 2024.

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