Renting is more convenient or flexible - Are each of the following a reason why you rent your home rather than own?
Rents because renting is more convenient or flexible · Asked in 3 waves, 2022–2024 · 9,033 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of R1_c first asked in 2022: 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 | 42% | 58% | 3206 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school | 45% | 55% | 254 | ±7 | |
| High school | 47% | 53% |
| 728 |
| ±4 |
| Some college | 43% | 57% | 1193 | ±3 |
| Bachelor's | 35% | 65% | 632 | ±4 |
| Postgraduate | 32% | 68% | 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.