According to a survey of U.S. adults in 2019, 66 percent of respondents who had student loan debt totaling from 20,000 to under 35,000 U.S. dollars reported that taking on student loan debt was not worth it. 100 percent of respondents with 200,000 to under 250,000 U.S. dollars of debt said the same.
Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it in the United States in 2019, by student debt amount
Total sample size was 2,200 respondents.
Original question: "Thinking about your current financial situation, was taking on student loan debt worth it for you, or not worth it?"
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Morning Consult. (October 10, 2019). Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it in the United States in 2019, by student debt amount [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078811/share-adults-say-student-loan-debt-not-worth-it-debt-amount-us/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it in the United States in 2019, by student debt amount." Chart. October 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078811/share-adults-say-student-loan-debt-not-worth-it-debt-amount-us/
Morning Consult. (2019). Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it in the United States in 2019, by student debt amount. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078811/share-adults-say-student-loan-debt-not-worth-it-debt-amount-us/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults Who Believe Their Student Loan Debt Was Not worth It in The United States in 2019, by Student Debt Amount." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078811/share-adults-say-student-loan-debt-not-worth-it-debt-amount-us/
Morning Consult, Share of adults who believe their student loan debt was not worth it in the United States in 2019, by student debt amount Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078811/share-adults-say-student-loan-debt-not-worth-it-debt-amount-us/ (last visited February 19, 2020)
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