Prefer to rent - Are each of the following a reason why you rent your home rather than own?
Rents because of a preference to rent · Asked in 3 waves, 2022–2024 · 9,033 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of R1_h first asked in 2022: wording or answer options differ from shed:R1_h.
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 | 61% | 39% | 3206 | ±2 | |
| White | 63% | 37% | 1710 | ±2 | |
| Black | 58% | 42% | 574 |
| ±4 |
| Hispanic | 61% | 39% | 622 | ±4 |
| Asian | 55% | 45% | 132 | ±9 |
| Other | 58% | 42% | 168 | ±11 |
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.