Q14e: Is income on credit reports?

Demographic and experience categories Yes No Do not know
All respondents 42.8 ( 1.4) 37.5 ( 1.4) 19.7 ( 1.2)
AGE GROUP      
18 to 24 47.6 ( 5.2) 28.5 ( 4.4) 24.0 ( 4.5)
25 to 34 30.3 ( 3.2) 51.3 ( 3.6) 18.4 ( 2.9)
35 to 44 33.0 ( 3.2) 46.4 ( 3.4) 20.7 ( 3.0)
45 to 54 48.4 ( 3.3) 35.2 ( 3.1) 16.4 ( 2.5)
55 to 64 51.4 ( 3.7) 30.1 ( 3.4) 18.5 ( 2.9)
65 and older 54.2 ( 3.2) 25.6 ( 2.9) 20.2 ( 2.6)
INCOME      
Less than $25000 49.0 ( 2.3) 30.8 ( 2.1) 20.2 ( 1.9)
$25000 to $49999 41.5 ( 3.1) 40.3 ( 3.1) 18.2 ( 2.5)
$50000 to $74999 41.9 ( 3.5) 38.5 ( 3.4) 19.6 ( 2.9)
$75000+ 38.3 ( 3.3) 42.6 ( 3.3) 19.1 ( 2.8)
EDUCATION      
Less than high school 46.8 ( 3.7) 25.9 ( 3.3) 27.3 ( 3.2)
High school 47.2 ( 2.5) 32.9 ( 2.3) 19.9 ( 2.2)
Some post-secondary education 40.2 ( 2.8) 42.9 ( 2.8) 16.8 ( 2.2)
BA or more 39.4 ( 2.7) 41.0 ( 2.7) 19.6 ( 2.3)
ETHNICITY      
White 43.0 ( 1.9) 35.7 ( 1.8) 21.4 ( 1.6)
Black 40.4 ( 3.0) 45.6 ( 3.0) 14.1 ( 2.2)
Hispanic 46.7 ( 3.1) 34.5 ( 3.0) 18.8 ( 2.4)
Other 36.3 ( 6.1) 50.8 ( 6.4) 12.9 ( 3.9)
SEX      
Male 46.0 ( 2.3) 33.5 ( 2.2) 20.6 ( 2.0)
Female 40.0 ( 1.7) 41.2 ( 1.8) 18.8 ( 1.4)
EMPLOYMENT STATUS      
Actively employed (FT or PT) 39.7 ( 1.9) 41.6 ( 1.9) 18.7 ( 1.6)
Student 43.3 ( 8.4) 23.7 ( 6.4) 33.0 ( 8.6)
Not employed (homemaker, retired, unemployed) 49.1 ( 2.3) 31.0 ( 2.2) 20.0 ( 1.9)
Other 40.4 ( 6.0) 38.5 ( 6.4) 21.1 ( 6.0)
GEOGRAPHIC RESIDENCE      
Resident of a free report state (CO, GA, ME, MD, MA, NJ, VT) 35.7 ( 3.0) 45.8 ( 3.1) 18.5 ( 2.6)
Resident of another state 43.9 ( 1.6) 36.2 ( 1.5) 19.9 ( 1.3)
FINANCIAL AND CREDIT REPORT EXPERIENCE      
Obtained a credit report 35.9 ( 1.8) 47.7 ( 1.9) 16.4 ( 1.5)
Did not obtain a credit report 52.3 ( 2.2) 23.5 ( 1.8) 24.2 ( 2.0)
       
Obtained credit score 32.6 ( 2.4) 51.1 ( 2.5) 16.3 ( 1.9)
Did not obtain credit score 47.8 ( 1.8) 30.8 ( 1.6) 21.3 ( 1.5)
       
Disputed information on credit report 30.6 ( 3.0) 56.3 ( 3.3) 13.0 ( 2.4)
Did not dispute credit report information 45.5 ( 1.6) 33.4 ( 1.5) 21.2 ( 1.4)
       
Had an auto or mortgage loan 42.4 ( 1.7) 39.0 ( 1.6) 18.6 ( 1.4)
Did not have an auto or mortgage loan 44.2 ( 2.9) 32.5 ( 2.8) 23.3 ( 2.6)
       
Was a victim of identity theft 45.4 ( 4.4) 42.2 ( 4.3) 12.4 ( 2.9)
Was not a victim of identity theft 42.5 ( 1.5) 37.0 ( 1.5) 20.5 ( 1.3)
       
Obtained credit report due to an adverse action 34.9 ( 4.7) 47.1 ( 5.2) 17.9 ( 4.0)
Did not obtain credit report due to an adverse action 43.5 ( 1.5) 36.6 ( 1.4) 19.9 ( 1.3)

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