[Chosen not to attend college] If you could go back and make your education decisions again, would have done any of these things:
Would have chosen not to attend college · Asked in 3 waves, 2016–2018 · 7,375 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.
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 | 89% | 11% | 2778 | ±2 | |
| 18–29 | 81% | 19% | 221 | ±8 | |
| 30–44 | 86% | 14% | 520 |
| ±5 |
| 45–64 | 91% | 9% | 1160 | ±3 |
| 65+ | 91% | 9% | 877 | ±4 |
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.