[I can’t qualify for a mortgage to buy a home] Please select all the reasons below for why you rent your home rather than own your home.
Rent because can't qualify for a mortgage · Asked in 2 waves, 2013–2014 · 2,820 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 | 69% | 31% | 1769 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school | 65% | 35% | 154 | ±11 | |
| High school | 64% | 36% | 560 |
| ±6 |
| Some college | 66% | 34% | 613 | ±5 |
| Bachelor's | 80% | 20% | 295 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate | 85% | 15% | 147 | ±10 |
SHED 2014 · 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.