[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 | |
| Northeast | 48% | 52% | 364 | ±7 | |
| Midwest | 58% | 42% | 398 | ±7 |
| South | 53% | 47% | 541 | ±6 |
| West | 42% | 58% | 466 | ±6 |
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.