Q10: Does your state allow residents to receive a free credit report?

Demographic and experience categories Yes No Do not know
All respondents 29.0 ( 1.3) 10.7 ( 0.9) 60.2 ( 1.4)
AGE GROUP      
18 to 24 27.7 ( 4.7) 14.2 ( 4.1) 58.1 ( 5.2)
25 to 34 28.8 ( 3.1) 12.6 ( 2.3) 58.6 ( 3.5)
35 to 44 34.5 ( 3.2) 12.4 ( 2.2) 53.1 ( 3.4)
45 to 54 30.8 ( 2.9) 9.2 ( 1.8) 60.0 ( 3.2)
55 to 64 33.3 ( 3.5) 10.2 ( 2.1) 56.6 ( 3.7)
65 and older 18.4 ( 2.4) 6.3 ( 1.5) 75.3 ( 2.7)
INCOME      
Less than $25000 25.5 ( 2.0) 12.8 ( 1.5) 61.7 ( 2.2)
$25000 to $49999 28.9 ( 2.8) 11.6 ( 2.2) 59.5 ( 3.1)
$50000 to $74999 27.7 ( 3.1) 8.8 ( 2.0) 63.5 ( 3.4)
$75000+ 37.5 ( 3.2) 7.8 ( 2.1) 54.7 ( 3.4)
EDUCATION      
Less than high school 21.1 ( 2.9) 14.6 ( 2.5) 64.2 ( 3.5)
High school 27.3 ( 2.3) 11.3 ( 1.5) 61.4 ( 2.5)
Some post-secondary education 27.7 ( 2.5) 11.9 ( 2.1) 60.4 ( 2.8)
BA or more 34.5 ( 2.6) 7.8 ( 1.5) 57.8 ( 2.7)
ETHNICITY      
White 27.5 ( 1.7) 8.0 ( 1.1) 64.5 ( 1.8)
Black 40.4 ( 3.0) 9.5 ( 1.7) 50.1 ( 3.0)
Hispanic 27.0 ( 2.7) 22.2 ( 2.6) 50.8 ( 3.1)
Other 27.9 ( 5.7) 18.9 ( 5.0) 53.2 ( 6.4)
SEX      
Male 27.5 ( 2.1) 11.3 ( 1.6) 61.2 ( 2.3)
Female 30.4 ( 1.6) 10.2 ( 1.1) 59.4 ( 1.7)
EMPLOYMENT STATUS      
Actively employed (FT or PT) 32.2 ( 1.8) 11.5 ( 1.3) 56.3 ( 1.9)
Student 23.4 ( 6.9) 12.5 ( 7.9) 64.1 ( 8.7)
Not employed (homemaker, retired, unemployed) 23.8 ( 2.0) 9.1 ( 1.2) 67.1 ( 2.2)
Other 25.7 ( 5.4) 10.3 ( 3.7) 64.0 ( 6.0)
GEOGRAPHIC RESIDENCE      
Resident of a free report state (CO, GA, ME, MD, MA, NJ, VT) 49.4 ( 3.1) 5.0 ( 1.6) 45.5 ( 3.1)
Resident of another state 26.0 ( 1.4) 11.6 ( 1.0) 62.4 ( 1.6)
FINANCIAL AND CREDIT REPORT EXPERIENCE      
Obtained a credit report 37.6 ( 1.8) 10.3 ( 1.2) 52.1 ( 1.9)
Did not obtain a credit report 17.4 ( 1.7) 11.3 ( 1.4) 71.4 ( 2.0)
       
Obtained credit score 37.2 ( 2.4) 11.7 ( 1.7) 51.0 ( 2.5)
Did not obtain credit score 25.0 ( 1.5) 10.2 ( 1.1) 64.8 ( 1.7)
       
Disputed information on credit report 39.3 ( 3.2) 11.6 ( 2.3) 49.1 ( 3.4)
Did not dispute credit report information 26.8 ( 1.4) 10.5 ( 1.0) 62.7 ( 1.6)
       
Had an auto or mortgage loan 29.9 ( 1.5) 9.4 ( 1.0) 60.7 ( 1.6)
Did not have an auto or mortgage loan 26.1 ( 2.7) 15.2 ( 2.1) 58.7 ( 3.0)
       
Was a victim of identity theft 32.9 ( 4.0) 9.5 ( 2.3) 57.6 ( 4.3)
Was not a victim of identity theft 28.6 ( 1.4) 10.9 ( 1.0) 60.5 ( 1.5)
       
Obtained credit report due to an adverse action 43.3 ( 5.2) 14.5 ( 3.6) 42.2 ( 5.1)
Did not obtain credit report due to an adverse action 27.8 ( 1.3) 10.4 ( 1.0) 61.9 ( 1.5)

Percent estimates totaling 100% within each demographic and experience category, with standard errors in parentheses
 
GAO-05-411SP Credit Reporting Literacy Survey Data
Full Report: GAO-05-223