[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 | |
| White | 68% | 32% | 1054 | ±4 | |
| Black | 73% | 27% | 319 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 65% | 35% | 245 | ±8 |
| Asian † | 85% | 15% | 45 | ±17 |
| Other † | 65% | 35% | 106 | ±15 |
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.