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Would you prefer to own your home rather than rent your home if you could afford it?
Prefer owning to renting a home if affordable · Asked in 2 waves, 2014–2015 · 3,316 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 | Definitely No | Probably No | Probably Yes | Definitely Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 7% | 12% | 26% | 56% | 1547 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school |
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.
| 9% |
| 11% |
| 19% |
| 61% |
| 126 |
| ±11 |
| High school | 8% | 13% | 27% | 52% | 477 | ±6 |
| Some college | 8% | 10% | 23% | 59% | 567 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 4% | 12% | 26% | 57% | 240 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate | 4% | 13% | 38% | 45% | 137 | ±11 |
SHED 2015 · 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.