Effect of coronavirus pandemic on homeownership plans U.S. 2020, by gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 8, 2023
In a September 2020 survey among adults in the United States, around 20 percent were more interested in buying a home after the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For 56 percent of respondents, however, their interest had not changed due to the arrival of the pandemic. Interestingly enough, there were less women whose interest had not changed (52 percent) than that there were men (61 percent).

In the United States, the 2020 homeownership rate reached 65.8 percent.

Influence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on homeownership plans of adults in the United States in 2020, by gender

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Release date

September 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 2020

Number of respondents

4,400 respondents

Age group

Adults

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on age, race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment, and region. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 1 percentage points.

The original survey question was formulated as: "Has the COVID-19 pandemic (coronavirus) influenced your interest in buying a home in the future?"

This survey question had 1,863 respondents (799 male, 1,064 female).

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