Q12a: Is the following a source of information on your credit report: banks and other lenders?

Demographic and experience categories Yes No Do not know Refused
All respondents 89.4 ( 0.8) 3.7 ( 0.5) 6.7 ( 0.6) 0.1 ( 0.1)
AGE GROUP        
18 to 24 90.7 ( 2.4) 2.1 ( 1.3) 7.2 ( 2.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
25 to 34 91.7 ( 1.6) 2.9 ( 1.2) 5.4 ( 1.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
35 to 44 92.5 ( 1.6) 3.2 ( 1.1) 4.3 ( 1.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
45 to 54 90.4 ( 1.7) 3.5 ( 1.2) 6.1 ( 1.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
55 to 64 92.2 ( 1.8) 3.0 ( 1.3) 4.8 ( 1.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
65 and older 83.5 ( 2.2) 6.3 ( 1.4) 9.7 ( 1.7) 0.5 ( 0.5)
INCOME        
Less than $25000 80.3 ( 1.8) 6.7 ( 1.2) 13.0 ( 1.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$25000 to $49999 92.5 ( 1.4) 2.6 ( 0.9) 4.9 ( 1.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$50000 to $74999 96.3 ( 1.3) 1.5 ( 0.7) 2.3 ( 1.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$75000+ 94.4 ( 1.4) 3.6 ( 1.2) 2.1 ( 0.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
EDUCATION        
Less than high school 68.9 ( 3.3) 5.7 ( 1.8) 25.5 ( 3.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
High school 86.4 ( 1.6) 5.1 ( 1.0) 8.6 ( 1.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Some post-secondary education 95.3 ( 1.1) 2.1 ( 0.8) 2.3 ( 0.7) 0.3 ( 0.3)
BA or more 94.0 ( 1.2) 3.3 ( 1.0) 2.7 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
ETHNICITY        
White 92.4 ( 0.9) 3.6 ( 0.6) 3.9 ( 0.6) 0.1 ( 0.1)
Black 89.0 ( 1.8) 3.9 ( 1.1) 7.1 ( 1.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Hispanic 76.1 ( 2.6) 5.3 ( 1.5) 18.6 ( 2.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Other 87.0 ( 3.9) 1.6 ( 1.6) 11.3 ( 3.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
SEX        
Male 92.1 ( 1.1) 3.2 ( 0.7) 4.5 ( 0.8) 0.2 ( 0.2)
Female 87.3 ( 1.1) 4.0 ( 0.7) 8.7 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
EMPLOYMENT STATUS        
Actively employed (FT or PT) 92.7 ( 0.9) 2.7 ( 0.6) 4.6 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Student 91.1 ( 3.7) 2.0 ( 2.0) 6.9 ( 3.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Not employed (homemaker, retired, unemployed) 83.7 ( 1.6) 5.2 ( 0.9) 10.8 ( 1.3) 0.3 ( 0.3)
Other 84.1 ( 4.4) 8.5 ( 3.8) 7.4 ( 2.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
GEOGRAPHIC RESIDENCE        
Resident of a free report state (CO, GA, ME, MD, MA, NJ, VT) 91.6 ( 1.6) 3.3 ( 1.1) 5.1 ( 1.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Resident of another state 89.1 ( 0.9) 3.8 ( 0.6) 7.0 ( 0.7) 0.1 ( 0.1)
FINANCIAL AND CREDIT REPORT EXPERIENCE        
Obtained a credit report 93.8 ( 0.8) 3.1 ( 0.6) 3.1 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain a credit report 83.4 ( 1.5) 4.6 ( 0.8) 11.8 ( 1.2) 0.2 ( 0.2)
         
Obtained credit score 94.0 ( 1.1) 3.1 ( 0.9) 2.9 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain credit score 87.2 ( 1.0) 4.0 ( 0.6) 8.6 ( 0.8) 0.1 ( 0.1)
         
Disputed information on credit report 95.9 ( 1.2) 2.7 ( 1.0) 1.4 ( 0.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not dispute credit report information 88.0 ( 0.9) 4.0 ( 0.6) 7.9 ( 0.7) 0.1 ( 0.1)
         
Had an auto or mortgage loan 92.4 ( 0.8) 3.3 ( 0.6) 4.2 ( 0.6) 0.1 ( 0.1)
Did not have an auto or mortgage loan 79.4 ( 2.1) 5.3 ( 1.2) 15.3 ( 1.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Was a victim of identity theft 91.7 ( 2.1) 1.9 ( 1.1) 6.4 ( 1.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Was not a victim of identity theft 89.2 ( 0.8) 4.0 ( 0.6) 6.8 ( 0.6) 0.1 ( 0.1)
         
Obtained credit report due to an adverse action 94.6 ( 1.9) 3.9 ( 1.7) 1.5 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain credit report due to an adverse action 89.0 ( 0.8) 3.7 ( 0.5) 7.2 ( 0.7) 0.1 ( 0.1)

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