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[I can’t afford the down payment to buy a home] Please select all the reasons below for why you rent your home rather than own your home.
Renting because can't afford a down payment · 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 | 50% | 50% | 1769 | ±3 | |
| 18–29 | 50% | 50% | 516 | ±6 | |
| 30–44 | 46% | 54% | 490 | ±6 |
| 45–64 | 50% | 50% | 536 | ±6 |
| 65+ | 61% | 39% | 227 | ±9 |
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.