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Overall, how would you say the lifetime financial benefits of your educational program compare to its financial costs?
Lifetime financial benefits versus costs of educational program · Asked in 5 waves, 2014–2018 · 19,030 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Financial benefits are much larger | Financial benefits are somewhat larger | About the same financial benefits and financial costs | Financial costs are somewhat larger | Financial costs are much larger | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
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.
| 41% |
| 23% |
| 21% |
| 9% |
| 7% |
| 5436 |
| ±2 |
| Some college | 29% | 20% | 34% | 9% | 9% | 1111 | ±4 |
| Bachelor's | 37% | 25% | 20% | 10% | 8% | 2481 | ±2 |
| Postgraduate | 53% | 21% | 14% | 8% | 5% | 1844 | ±3 |
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.