Loading…
[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 | |
| Less than high school | 56% | 44% | 154 | ±11 | |
| High school | 49% | 51% | 560 |
| ±6 |
| Some college | 47% | 53% | 613 | ±5 |
| Bachelor's | 50% | 50% | 295 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate | 57% | 43% | 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.