SURVEY RESULTS
Survey conducted by telephone between May 29 and June 1 among 1,001 U.S. adults
Which of the following best How strongly do you agree or disagree with each statement? describes your experiences with homeownership?
Have never purchased a home 29%
Have purchased a home 70%
Other 1%
Don’t know 1%
You don’t think you will ever be able to afford to buy a home (for the respondents who have never owned a home).
Strongly agree 22%
Somewhat agree 10%
Somewhat disagree 23%
Strongly disagree 43%
Don’t know 1%
Declined to answer 1%
Because of the current economic climate, the American dream of home ownership is no longer a realistic strategy for building wealth.
Strongly agree 24%
Somewhat agree 25%
Somewhat disagree 25%
Strongly disagree 24%
Don’t know 1%
Declined to answer 1%
Note: Numbers may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
SOURCES: National Foundation for Credit Counseling, Harris Interactive poll
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