Q23a: Did you order your last credit report due to an adverse action? (of those who said 'yes' to Q19)

Demographic and experience categories Yes No Do not know Refused
All respondents 14.2 ( 1.4) 83.4 ( 1.4) 2.3 ( 0.5) 0.1 ( 0.1)
AGE GROUP        
18 to 24 33.2 (10.8) 62.6 (11.0) 4.2 ( 4.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
25 to 34 17.7 ( 3.2) 80.6 ( 3.3) 1.7 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
35 to 44 10.6 ( 2.6) 87.7 ( 2.7) 1.7 ( 0.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
45 to 54 14.6 ( 2.7) 84.4 ( 2.7) 0.9 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
55 to 64 14.9 ( 3.4) 81.3 ( 3.6) 3.8 ( 1.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
65 and older 6.0 ( 2.0) 92.6 ( 2.2) 1.0 ( 0.6) 0.4 ( 0.4)
INCOME        
Less than $25000 19.3 ( 2.8) 76.3 ( 3.0) 4.1 ( 1.3) 0.3 ( 0.3)
$25000 to $49999 18.8 ( 3.4) 79.5 ( 3.4) 1.5 ( 0.7) 0.2 ( 0.2)
$50000 to $74999 12.9 ( 2.8) 85.2 ( 2.9) 1.9 ( 1.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$75000+ 9.4 ( 2.3) 90.0 ( 2.4) 0.5 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
EDUCATION        
Less than high school 33.0 ( 6.8) 60.7 ( 7.1) 5.2 ( 3.1) 1.1 ( 1.1)
High school 17.1 ( 2.8) 78.7 ( 3.0) 4.0 ( 1.1) 0.2 ( 0.2)
Some post-secondary education 15.8 ( 2.6) 82.3 ( 2.7) 1.9 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
BA or more 8.3 ( 1.8) 90.5 ( 1.9) 1.1 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
ETHNICITY        
White 11.1 ( 1.7) 87.4 ( 1.7) 1.5 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Black 23.3 ( 3.1) 73.8 ( 3.2) 2.2 ( 1.0) 0.8 ( 0.5)
Hispanic 21.6 ( 3.9) 72.8 ( 4.2) 5.6 ( 2.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Other 20.9 ( 7.3) 71.7 ( 7.8) 7.5 ( 4.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
SEX        
Male 13.0 ( 2.2) 84.8 ( 2.3) 2.2 ( 0.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Female 15.3 ( 1.7) 82.5 ( 1.7) 2.0 ( 0.5) 0.2 ( 0.1)
EMPLOYMENT STATUS        
Actively employed (FT or PT) 14.0 ( 1.6) 83.8 ( 1.7) 2.1 ( 0.6) 0.1 ( 0.1)
Student 20.8 (11.4) 76.8 (11.6) 2.4 ( 2.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Not employed (homemaker, retired, unemployed) 12.6 ( 2.6) 85.5 ( 2.7) 1.7 ( 0.6) 0.2 ( 0.2)
Other 22.3 ( 7.6) 70.2 ( 8.2) 7.5 ( 4.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
GEOGRAPHIC RESIDENCE        
Resident of a free report state (CO, GA, ME, MD, MA, NJ, VT) 7.6 ( 1.7) 86.7 ( 2.5) 5.3 ( 1.9) 0.4 ( 0.4)
Resident of another state 15.3 ( 1.6) 82.9 ( 1.6) 1.8 ( 0.5) 0.1 ( 0.1)
FINANCIAL AND CREDIT REPORT EXPERIENCE        
Obtained a credit report 14.2 ( 1.4) 83.4 ( 1.4) 2.3 ( 0.5) 0.1 ( 0.1)
Did not obtain a credit report . ( . ) . ( . ) . ( . ) . ( . )
         
Obtained credit score 10.4 ( 1.6) 88.2 ( 1.6) 1.3 ( 0.6) 0.2 ( 0.1)
Did not obtain credit score 18.4 ( 2.3) 78.2 ( 2.4) 3.4 ( 0.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
         
Disputed information on credit report 25.5 ( 3.1) 74.2 ( 3.1) 0.1 ( 0.1) 0.2 ( 0.2)
Did not dispute credit report information 9.6 ( 1.4) 87.2 ( 1.5) 3.2 ( 0.7) 0.1 ( 0.1)
         
Had an auto or mortgage loan 12.0 ( 1.3) 86.3 ( 1.4) 1.6 ( 0.4) 0.1 ( 0.1)
Did not have an auto or mortgage loan 30.8 ( 5.6) 61.3 ( 5.8) 7.4 ( 2.8) 0.5 ( 0.5)
         
Was a victim of identity theft 20.7 ( 4.0) 77.8 ( 4.1) 1.4 ( 0.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Was not a victim of identity theft 13.3 ( 1.5) 84.2 ( 1.5) 2.4 ( 0.6) 0.1 ( 0.1)
         
Obtained credit report due to an adverse action 100 ( 0.0) 0.0 ( 0.0) 0.0 ( 0.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain credit report due to an adverse action 0.0 ( 0.0) 97.2 ( 0.6) 2.7 ( 0.6) 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