Were your student loans used for your own education?

Student loans used for own education · Asked in 1 wave, 2025 · 1,972 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Community

NoYes

Group	No	Yes	n	MoE
All respondents	19%	81%	1972	±2
18–29	2%	98%	590	±4
30–44	8%	92%	695	±4
45–64	45%	55%	547	±4
65+	65%	35%	140	±9

SHED 2025 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

NoYesRefused (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
SHED 2025 28 imputed values recoded to -1.	2025-10-17 to 2025-10-28	web	12,934	1,972