Q17c: Is anyone who wants to view it permitted to see your credit report without your consent?

Demographic and experience categories Yes No Do not know Refused
All respondents 6.3 ( 0.7) 85.0 ( 1.0) 8.6 ( 0.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
AGE GROUP        
18 to 24 2.1 ( 1.4) 91.9 ( 2.5) 5.9 ( 2.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
25 to 34 2.1 ( 1.0) 92.7 ( 1.8) 5.2 ( 1.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
35 to 44 7.2 ( 1.8) 84.2 ( 2.7) 8.6 ( 2.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
45 to 54 8.1 ( 1.9) 82.3 ( 2.5) 9.5 ( 1.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
55 to 64 10.3 ( 2.2) 80.6 ( 2.8) 9.1 ( 2.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
65 and older 6.9 ( 1.6) 79.5 ( 2.5) 13.6 ( 2.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
INCOME        
Less than $25000 8.1 ( 1.2) 80.0 ( 1.8) 11.9 ( 1.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$25000 to $49999 4.3 ( 1.3) 89.9 ( 1.9) 5.9 ( 1.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$50000 to $74999 3.6 ( 1.1) 87.5 ( 2.3) 8.9 ( 2.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$75000+ 8.1 ( 1.9) 84.9 ( 2.5) 7.0 ( 1.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
EDUCATION        
Less than high school 5.4 ( 1.5) 74.8 ( 3.1) 19.8 ( 2.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
High school 6.5 ( 1.2) 85.1 ( 1.7) 8.4 ( 1.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Some post-secondary education 6.3 ( 1.4) 86.5 ( 2.0) 7.2 ( 1.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
BA or more 6.6 ( 1.4) 87.0 ( 1.9) 6.5 ( 1.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
ETHNICITY        
White 6.1 ( 0.9) 86.2 ( 1.3) 7.7 ( 1.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Black 8.4 ( 1.6) 83.7 ( 2.2) 7.9 ( 1.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Hispanic 5.2 ( 1.3) 81.6 ( 2.4) 13.2 ( 2.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Other 7.9 ( 3.7) 81.7 ( 5.0) 10.4 ( 3.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
SEX        
Male 6.7 ( 1.1) 85.3 ( 1.6) 8.0 ( 1.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Female 5.7 ( 0.8) 85.2 ( 1.2) 9.2 ( 1.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
EMPLOYMENT STATUS        
Actively employed (FT or PT) 5.9 ( 0.9) 86.7 ( 1.4) 7.4 ( 1.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Student 0.0 ( 0.0) 97.4 ( 1.9) 2.6 ( 1.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Not employed (homemaker, retired, unemployed) 7.0 ( 1.1) 81.1 ( 1.7) 12.0 ( 1.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Other 13.3 ( 4.5) 79.7 ( 5.0) 7.0 ( 2.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
GEOGRAPHIC RESIDENCE        
Resident of a free report state (CO, GA, ME, MD, MA, NJ, VT) 6.3 ( 1.3) 87.9 ( 1.8) 5.8 ( 1.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Resident of another state 6.3 ( 0.8) 84.6 ( 1.1) 9.1 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
FINANCIAL AND CREDIT REPORT EXPERIENCE        
Obtained a credit report 6.8 ( 0.9) 87.4 ( 1.3) 5.8 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain a credit report 5.7 ( 1.0) 81.8 ( 1.7) 12.5 ( 1.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Obtained credit score 5.3 ( 1.0) 89.4 ( 1.5) 5.3 ( 1.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain credit score 6.9 ( 0.9) 82.9 ( 1.3) 10.3 ( 1.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Disputed information on credit report 5.4 ( 1.6) 88.8 ( 2.1) 5.8 ( 1.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not dispute credit report information 6.5 ( 0.8) 84.2 ( 1.1) 9.3 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Had an auto or mortgage loan 6.7 ( 0.8) 85.4 ( 1.2) 8.0 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not have an auto or mortgage loan 5.2 ( 1.2) 83.8 ( 1.9) 10.9 ( 1.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Was a victim of identity theft 8.3 ( 2.3) 84.1 ( 3.2) 7.7 ( 2.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Was not a victim of identity theft 6.1 ( 0.7) 85.1 ( 1.1) 8.7 ( 0.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Obtained credit report due to an adverse action 7.7 ( 3.0) 89.1 ( 3.2) 3.2 ( 1.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain credit report due to an adverse action 6.2 ( 0.7) 84.7 ( 1.1) 9.1 ( 0.9) 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