[Can't qualify for mortgage to buy] Please select all the reasons below for why rent your home rather than own your home
Rents because can't qualify for a mortgage · Asked in 2 waves, 2016–2018 · 4,890 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of R1_e first asked in 2016: wording or answer options differ from shed:R1_e.
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 | 72% | 28% | 3071 | ±2 | |
| Northeast | 75% | 25% | 645 | ±5 | |
| Midwest | 74% | 26% | 613 |
| ±5 |
| South | 71% | 29% | 982 | ±4 |
| West | 69% | 31% | 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.