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[Can't afford down payment to buy] Please select all the reasons below for why you rent your home rather than own your home
Rents because can't afford a down payment · Asked in 2 waves, 2016–2018 · 4,890 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of R1_f first asked in 2016: wording or answer options differ from shed:R1_f.
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 | 50% | 50% | 3071 | ±2 | |
| White | 50% | 50% | 1731 | ±3 | |
| Black | 55% | 45% | 528 | ±5 |
| Hispanic | 46% | 54% | 535 | ±5 |
| Asian | 50% | 50% | 107 | ±11 |
| Other | 46% | 54% | 170 | ±12 |
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.