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[Needed to earn money] Which of the following are reasons why you did not complete your college degree?
Did not finish college because needed to earn money · Asked in 3 waves, 2016–2018 · 1,582 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of ED14_d first asked in 2016: wording or answer options differ from shed:ED14_d.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 55% | 45% | 699 | ±5 | |
| White | 57% | 43% | 398 | ±6 | |
| Black | 53% | 47% | 113 |
| ±11 |
| Hispanic | 50% | 50% | 136 | ±10 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | 12 | ±31 |
| Other † | 56% | 44% | 40 | ±19 |
SHED 2018 · US adults 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.