The March 2026 monthly data and the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau are now available via IPUMS CPS. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
BBEHINDBILLS
Household fell behind on bill payments in the past 12 months
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
BBEHINDBILLS reports if a household fell behind on bill payments the past 12 months.
This variable is part of the Unbanked/Underbanked Supplement.
Universe
- Households that report having or not having bank accounts, and have a respondent age 15 or older, who has knowledge of household finances.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
