[I’m currently looking to buy a home] Please select all the reasons below for why you rent your home rather than own your home.
Renting while currently looking to buy a home · 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 | 91% | 9% | 1769 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school | 97% | 3% | 154 | ±11 | |
| High school | 91% | 9% | 560 |
| ±6 |
| Some college | 90% | 10% | 613 | ±5 |
| Bachelor's | 93% | 7% | 295 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate | 82% | 18% | 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.