Q12c: Is the following a source of information on your credit report: credit card companies?

Demographic and experience categories Yes No Do not know Refused
All respondents 90.2 ( 0.8) 4.5 ( 0.6) 5.3 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
AGE GROUP        
18 to 24 86.2 ( 3.0) 7.5 ( 2.3) 6.4 ( 2.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
25 to 34 91.9 ( 1.7) 3.0 ( 1.2) 5.2 ( 1.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
35 to 44 95.0 ( 1.2) 2.3 ( 0.8) 2.8 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
45 to 54 93.2 ( 1.4) 3.7 ( 1.1) 3.2 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
55 to 64 93.2 ( 1.8) 4.2 ( 1.4) 2.6 ( 1.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
65 and older 85.1 ( 2.1) 6.1 ( 1.5) 8.9 ( 1.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
INCOME        
Less than $25000 82.1 ( 1.7) 7.3 ( 1.2) 10.6 ( 1.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$25000 to $49999 92.2 ( 1.5) 3.5 ( 1.1) 4.4 ( 1.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$50000 to $74999 96.0 ( 1.3) 2.8 ( 1.1) 1.2 ( 0.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$75000+ 96.0 ( 1.2) 3.3 ( 1.1) 0.7 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
EDUCATION        
Less than high school 64.4 ( 3.5) 12.7 ( 2.5) 22.8 ( 2.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
High school 89.7 ( 1.4) 4.5 ( 0.9) 5.8 ( 1.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Some post-secondary education 93.9 ( 1.3) 3.1 ( 0.9) 3.0 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
BA or more 96.1 ( 1.0) 3.0 ( 0.9) 1.0 ( 0.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
ETHNICITY        
White 93.7 ( 0.8) 3.5 ( 0.6) 2.8 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Black 89.9 ( 1.8) 4.7 ( 1.3) 5.5 ( 1.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Hispanic 72.7 ( 2.8) 10.7 ( 2.1) 16.7 ( 2.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Other 92.0 ( 3.2) 0.0 ( 0.0) 8.0 ( 3.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
SEX        
Male 92.5 ( 1.1) 4.1 ( 0.9) 3.4 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Female 88.4 ( 1.0) 4.6 ( 0.7) 7.0 ( 0.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
EMPLOYMENT STATUS        
Actively employed (FT or PT) 93.9 ( 0.8) 3.0 ( 0.6) 3.1 ( 0.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Student 89.5 ( 4.0) 3.5 ( 2.5) 7.0 ( 3.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Not employed (homemaker, retired, unemployed) 83.4 ( 1.6) 7.3 ( 1.2) 9.3 ( 1.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Other 88.7 ( 3.7) 5.3 ( 3.0) 6.0 ( 2.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
GEOGRAPHIC RESIDENCE        
Resident of a free report state (CO, GA, ME, MD, MA, NJ, VT) 89.6 ( 2.0) 6.1 ( 1.5) 4.3 ( 1.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Resident of another state 90.3 ( 0.8) 4.3 ( 0.6) 5.4 ( 0.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
FINANCIAL AND CREDIT REPORT EXPERIENCE        
Obtained a credit report 95.7 ( 0.7) 2.2 ( 0.5) 2.1 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain a credit report 82.7 ( 1.5) 7.6 ( 1.1) 9.7 ( 1.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Obtained credit score 96.0 ( 0.9) 1.9 ( 0.7) 2.1 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain credit score 87.4 ( 1.0) 5.8 ( 0.7) 6.9 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Disputed information on credit report 96.7 ( 1.1) 2.7 ( 1.1) 0.6 ( 0.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not dispute credit report information 88.8 ( 0.9) 4.9 ( 0.6) 6.3 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Had an auto or mortgage loan 93.9 ( 0.7) 3.6 ( 0.6) 2.6 ( 0.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not have an auto or mortgage loan 77.9 ( 2.2) 7.6 ( 1.5) 14.5 ( 1.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Was a victim of identity theft 94.8 ( 1.6) 2.5 ( 1.2) 2.6 ( 1.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Was not a victim of identity theft 89.7 ( 0.8) 4.7 ( 0.6) 5.6 ( 0.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Obtained credit report due to an adverse action 93.4 ( 2.1) 3.5 ( 1.4) 3.2 ( 1.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain credit report due to an adverse action 89.9 ( 0.8) 4.6 ( 0.6) 5.5 ( 0.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)

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