In the past 12 months, have you applied for a student loan?

Applied for a student loan in past year · Asked in 1 wave, 2025 · 4,276 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Version of A7_c first asked in 2025: wording or answer options differ from shed:A7_c.

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Community

NoYes

Group	No	Yes	n	MoE
All respondents	93%	7%	4276	±2
18–29	81%	19%	720	±4
30–44	95%	5%	1094	±3
45–64	94%	6%	1523	±3
65+	100%	0%	939	±3

SHED 2025 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

NoYesRefused (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
SHED 2025 96 imputed values recoded to -1.	2025-10-17 to 2025-10-28	web	12,934	4,276