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Can't afford down payment to buy - Are each of the following a reason why you rent your home rather than own?
Rents because can't afford a down payment · Asked in 4 waves, 2019–2024 · 12,264 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of R1_f first asked in 2019: 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 | 33% | 67% | 3206 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school | 29% | 71% | 254 | ±7 | |
| High school | 32% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2024 37 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 3,206 |
| SHED 2023 26 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 2,896 |
| SHED 2022 31 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 2,931 |
| SHED 2019 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | web | 12,173 | 3,231 |
| 68% |
| 728 |
| ±4 |
| Some college | 28% | 72% | 1193 | ±3 |
| Bachelor's | 37% | 63% | 632 | ±4 |
| Postgraduate | 47% | 53% | 399 | ±5 |
SHED 2024 · 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.