Q22: Who? (of those who said 'someone else' to Q21)

Demographic and experience categories Mortgage company Bank
financial institution
Car dealership Family member Lender Credit card company Employer Do not remember Other
All respondents 28.6 ( 2.6) 25.3 ( 2.5) 12.1 ( 1.9) 1.7 ( 0.6) 15.8 ( 2.2) 4.3 ( 1.1) 0.7 ( 0.3) 4.5 ( 1.0) 6.9 ( 1.3)
AGE GROUP                  
18 to 24 0.0 ( 0.0) 46.9 (15.2) 23.9 (13.4) 0.0 ( 0.0) 9.5 ( 6.7) 0.0 ( 0.0) 4.7 ( 4.7) 0.0 ( 0.0) 15.1 ( 8.6)
25 to 34 31.3 ( 6.2) 21.7 ( 5.7) 16.4 ( 4.9) 4.4 ( 2.3) 11.8 ( 4.7) 2.9 ( 1.9) 0.7 ( 0.7) 2.9 ( 1.7) 7.9 ( 3.3)
35 to 44 27.4 ( 5.3) 23.6 ( 5.0) 13.8 ( 4.2) 1.0 ( 1.0) 21.2 ( 5.3) 7.1 ( 2.8) 1.0 ( 0.7) 3.1 ( 1.8) 1.8 ( 1.1)
45 to 54 36.6 ( 5.6) 27.1 ( 5.1) 5.5 ( 2.4) 1.2 ( 0.9) 17.3 ( 4.3) 4.0 ( 2.4) 0.5 ( 0.5) 1.4 ( 0.8) 6.4 ( 2.8)
55 to 64 23.2 ( 6.0) 25.9 ( 6.3) 12.7 ( 4.9) 0.0 ( 0.0) 14.2 ( 5.1) 1.2 ( 1.2) 0.0 ( 0.0) 7.6 ( 3.6) 15.1 ( 5.4)
65 and older 21.8 ( 6.9) 31.8 ( 7.6) 9.7 ( 4.8) 2.9 ( 2.9) 13.5 ( 5.5) 7.1 ( 4.5) 0.0 ( 0.0) 9.3 ( 4.2) 3.9 ( 2.8)
INCOME                  
Less than $25000 19.7 ( 3.9) 24.9 ( 4.8) 12.9 ( 4.1) 0.8 ( 0.8) 15.9 ( 3.6) 6.0 ( 2.2) 1.0 ( 1.0) 8.6 ( 2.6) 10.3 ( 3.0)
$25000 to $49999 31.0 ( 5.6) 30.6 ( 5.6) 11.4 ( 3.5) 4.5 ( 2.2) 7.9 ( 3.6) 4.0 ( 2.3) 0.6 ( 0.6) 3.3 ( 2.0) 6.7 ( 2.7)
$50000 to $74999 33.7 ( 6.1) 20.7 ( 4.8) 11.4 ( 3.9) 1.0 ( 1.0) 17.6 ( 5.0) 2.2 ( 1.7) 1.8 ( 1.0) 3.6 ( 2.1) 7.9 ( 3.3)
$75000+ 28.6 ( 5.0) 27.3 ( 5.1) 13.2 ( 4.1) 0.0 ( 0.0) 21.2 ( 5.0) 6.3 ( 2.9) 0.0 ( 0.0) 0.4 ( 0.4) 2.9 ( 1.6)
EDUCATION                  
Less than high school 14.6 ( 7.0) 20.6 ( 9.5) 19.8 ( 9.5) 3.6 ( 3.6) 6.0 ( 4.2) 0.0 ( 0.0) 3.4 ( 3.3) 12.9 ( 7.5) 19.3 ( 9.2)
High school 22.1 ( 4.2) 18.8 ( 4.2) 16.7 ( 3.9) 3.6 ( 1.7) 13.0 ( 3.1) 3.6 ( 1.7) 1.0 ( 0.7) 8.7 ( 2.6) 12.5 ( 3.2)
Some post-secondary education 31.3 ( 4.8) 28.4 ( 4.4) 9.0 ( 3.1) 0.9 ( 0.9) 17.2 ( 4.1) 6.3 ( 2.5) 0.4 ( 0.4) 3.7 ( 1.5) 2.8 ( 1.2)
BA or more 33.0 ( 4.7) 28.6 ( 4.6) 10.5 ( 2.9) 0.7 ( 0.7) 17.9 ( 4.2) 3.5 ( 1.8) 0.4 ( 0.4) 0.6 ( 0.5) 4.8 ( 2.0)
ETHNICITY                  
White 28.1 ( 3.1) 28.2 ( 3.1) 11.8 ( 2.3) 1.5 ( 0.8) 16.5 ( 2.7) 4.1 ( 1.3) 0.0 ( 0.0) 3.9 ( 1.1) 5.9 ( 1.5)
Black 26.3 ( 5.4) 15.0 ( 4.5) 13.4 ( 4.2) 1.3 ( 1.3) 19.4 ( 5.1) 1.6 ( 1.6) 4.2 ( 2.4) 6.6 ( 2.9) 12.1 ( 3.9)
Hispanic 21.1 ( 5.2) 24.3 ( 6.1) 16.0 ( 5.0) 4.2 ( 2.4) 11.5 ( 4.3) 4.9 ( 2.9) 3.0 ( 2.1) 5.7 ( 3.2) 9.2 ( 3.7)
Other 60.4 (13.1) 0.0 ( 0.0) 6.3 ( 4.5) 0.0 ( 0.0) 5.2 ( 5.2) 14.2 (11.5) 0.0 ( 0.0) 7.2 ( 5.5) 6.7 ( 6.5)
SEX                  
Male 27.7 ( 4.0) 24.0 ( 3.8) 13.6 ( 3.0) 2.0 ( 1.0) 19.5 ( 3.8) 3.7 ( 1.7) 0.0 ( 0.0) 4.0 ( 1.4) 5.5 ( 1.9)
Female 29.4 ( 3.3) 26.6 ( 3.3) 10.7 ( 2.3) 1.5 ( 0.8) 12.3 ( 2.3) 4.9 ( 1.5) 1.4 ( 0.6) 5.0 ( 1.3) 8.2 ( 1.7)
EMPLOYMENT STATUS                  
Actively employed (FT or PT) 32.0 ( 3.3) 24.2 ( 3.1) 13.3 ( 2.5) 1.1 ( 0.6) 16.4 ( 2.8) 4.3 ( 1.4) 0.8 ( 0.4) 2.2 ( 0.9) 5.6 ( 1.5)
Student 35.8 (21.8) 26.2 (21.6) 0.0 ( 0.0) 0.0 ( 0.0) 0.0 ( 0.0) 5.3 ( 5.5) 0.0 ( 0.0) 19.5 (17.6) 13.3 (12.8)
Not employed (homemaker, retired, unemployed) 21.9 ( 4.1) 27.5 ( 4.6) 8.7 ( 2.8) 3.5 ( 1.9) 15.4 ( 3.8) 4.9 ( 2.1) 0.7 ( 0.7) 7.1 ( 2.2) 10.2 ( 2.9)
Other 10.6 ( 7.3) 30.9 (12.9) 19.6 ( 9.9) 0.0 ( 0.0) 13.0 ( 7.3) 0.0 ( 0.0) 0.0 ( 0.0) 22.2 (10.2) 3.7 ( 3.7)
GEOGRAPHIC RESIDENCE                  
Resident of a free report state (CO, GA, ME, MD, MA, NJ, VT) 30.4 ( 5.4) 25.8 ( 5.4) 10.8 ( 4.0) 4.5 ( 3.1) 8.4 ( 3.5) 5.2 ( 2.4) 1.2 ( 1.2) 7.7 ( 3.1) 6.0 ( 2.7)
Resident of another state 28.3 ( 2.8) 25.3 ( 2.7) 12.3 ( 2.0) 1.4 ( 0.6) 16.7 ( 2.4) 4.2 ( 1.2) 0.7 ( 0.3) 4.1 ( 1.0) 7.0 ( 1.4)
FINANCIAL AND CREDIT REPORT EXPERIENCE                  
Obtained a credit report 28.6 ( 2.6) 25.3 ( 2.5) 12.1 ( 1.9) 1.7 ( 0.6) 15.8 ( 2.2) 4.3 ( 1.1) 0.7 ( 0.3) 4.5 ( 1.0) 6.9 ( 1.3)
Did not obtain a credit report . ( . ) . ( . ) . ( . ) . ( . ) . ( . ) . ( . ) . ( . ) . ( . ) . ( . )
                   
Obtained credit score 29.6 ( 3.6) 22.5 ( 3.4) 16.3 ( 3.1) 0.3 ( 0.3) 22.9 ( 3.6) 2.0 ( 1.0) 0.3 ( 0.3) 2.1 ( 1.0) 4.0 ( 1.6)
Did not obtain credit score 27.5 ( 3.7) 28.2 ( 3.6) 8.0 ( 2.1) 3.2 ( 1.3) 8.7 ( 2.2) 6.7 ( 2.0) 1.1 ( 0.6) 6.8 ( 1.7) 9.8 ( 2.1)
                   
Disputed information on credit report 28.0 ( 5.2) 30.5 ( 5.5) 4.3 ( 2.0) 1.4 ( 1.4) 16.9 ( 4.2) 3.8 ( 2.5) 1.2 ( 0.9) 3.6 ( 1.8) 10.3 ( 3.4)
Did not dispute credit report information 28.7 ( 3.0) 23.8 ( 2.8) 14.4 ( 2.3) 1.8 ( 0.7) 15.5 ( 2.5) 4.5 ( 1.3) 0.6 ( 0.3) 4.7 ( 1.1) 5.9 ( 1.4)
                   
Had an auto or mortgage loan 30.1 ( 2.7) 25.6 ( 2.6) 12.8 ( 2.0) 1.4 ( 0.6) 16.2 ( 2.3) 4.2 ( 1.2) 0.8 ( 0.3) 3.5 ( 0.9) 5.4 ( 1.3)
Did not have an auto or mortgage loan 6.7 ( 3.8) 22.1 ( 9.1) 2.2 ( 2.2) 6.2 ( 4.4) 10.2 ( 4.9) 5.5 ( 3.3) 0.0 ( 0.0) 18.5 ( 6.6) 28.6 ( 7.8)
                   
Was a victim of identity theft 27.1 ( 7.4) 21.9 ( 6.4) 11.4 ( 5.2) 2.9 ( 2.9) 11.4 ( 6.6) 7.6 ( 5.1) 1.4 ( 1.4) 5.0 ( 3.0) 11.4 ( 4.4)
Was not a victim of identity theft 28.7 ( 2.7) 25.8 ( 2.7) 12.2 ( 2.0) 1.6 ( 0.6) 16.3 ( 2.3) 3.9 ( 1.1) 0.6 ( 0.3) 4.4 ( 1.0) 6.4 ( 1.4)
                   
Obtained credit report due to an adverse action 14.5 ( 7.9) 20.5 ( 8.8) 7.4 ( 5.6) 2.1 ( 2.1) 16.2 ( 7.5) 12.3 ( 8.0) 0.0 ( 0.0) 5.4 ( 3.9) 21.7 ( 9.6)
Did not obtain credit report due to an adverse action 29.6 ( 2.7) 25.7 ( 2.6) 12.5 ( 2.0) 1.7 ( 0.7) 15.8 ( 2.3) 3.8 ( 1.1) 0.8 ( 0.3) 4.4 ( 1.0) 5.9 ( 1.2)

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