In 2020, 41 percent of men in the United States considered real estate to be the best long-term investment option, up from 35 percent two years earlier. The opposite trend can be seen among American women whose preference for real estate investments decreased over the same period.
Leading long-term investments among men in the United States in 2018 and 2020
Approximately 505 respondents in 2018
505 respondents in 2020
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "which of the following do you think is the best long-term investment -- [bonds, real estate, savings accounts or CDs, stocks or mutual funds, (or) gold]?"
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