[More convenient to rent] Please select all the reasons below for why you rent your home rather than own your home
Rents because it is more convenient · Asked in 2 waves, 2016–2018 · 4,890 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of R1_c first asked in 2016: wording or answer options differ from shed:R1_c.
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 | 69% | 31% | 3071 | ±2 | |
| Northeast | 69% | 31% | 645 | ±5 | |
| Midwest | 63% | 37% | 613 | ±5 |
| South | 66% | 34% | 982 | ±4 |
| West | 76% | 24% | 831 | ±4 |
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.