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Do you currently have any student loans used to pay for your child's or grandchild’s education?
Has student loans for child's or grandchild's education · Asked in 9 waves, 2015–2024 · 81,275 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.
| Group | No | Yes | Do not have children or grandchildren | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 76% | 6% | 18% | 10408 | ±1 | |
| 30–44 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2024 16 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 10,408 |
| SHED 2023 15 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 9,661 |
| SHED 2021 14 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 10,126 |
| SHED 2020 | 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 | web | 11,648 | 9,530 |
| SHED 2019 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | web | 12,173 | 10,232 |
| SHED 2018 | 2018-10-01 to 2018-11-30 | web | 11,316 | 9,895 |
| SHED 2017 | 2017-11-01 to 2017-12-31 | web | 12,187 | 10,738 |
| SHED 2016 | 2016-10-01 to 2016-10-31 | web | 6,610 | 5,798 |
| SHED 2015 | 2015-10-01 to 2015-11-30 | web | 5,642 | 4,887 |
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.
| 71% |
| 2% |
| 27% |
| 2813 |
| ±2 |
| 45–64 | 74% | 12% | 14% | 4076 | ±2 |
| 65+ | 84% | 4% | 12% | 3519 | ±2 |
SHED 2024 · 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.