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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 |
| Northeast | 39% | 23% | 20% | 11% | 7% | 1058 | ±3 |
| Midwest | 36% | 25% | 21% | 10% | 8% | 1216 | ±3 |
| South | 42% | 21% | 21% | 9% | 7% | 1811 | ±3 |
| West | 43% | 23% | 22% | 7% | 6% | 1351 | ±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.