Q38: Was the information under dispute removed from your credit report? (of those who said 'yes' to Q34)

Demographic and experience categories Yes No Do not know
All respondents 69.2 ( 3.1) 23.3 ( 2.8) 7.5 ( 1.8)
AGE GROUP      
18 to 24 75.0 (14.7) 4.1 ( 4.2) 20.8 (14.4)
25 to 34 50.9 ( 8.7) 38.7 ( 8.6) 10.3 ( 5.9)
35 to 44 71.1 ( 6.3) 21.3 ( 5.7) 7.6 ( 3.5)
45 to 54 76.3 ( 5.5) 17.5 ( 5.0) 6.3 ( 2.9)
55 to 64 64.3 ( 7.4) 29.9 ( 7.2) 5.7 ( 3.4)
65 and older 79.0 ( 7.5) 16.7 ( 7.0) 4.3 ( 3.1)
INCOME      
Less than $25000 64.5 ( 6.7) 21.5 ( 5.3) 14.0 ( 5.7)
$25000 to $49999 71.5 ( 6.5) 22.6 ( 6.2) 5.9 ( 3.0)
$50000 to $74999 62.1 ( 6.3) 28.3 ( 5.9) 9.6 ( 3.8)
$75000+ 75.9 ( 6.0) 20.2 ( 5.5) 3.9 ( 3.1)
EDUCATION      
Less than high school 54.7 (12.6) 39.8 (12.4) 5.5 ( 5.4)
High school 56.1 ( 7.1) 33.8 ( 6.8) 10.1 ( 4.4)
Some post-secondary education 73.6 ( 5.1) 21.2 ( 4.9) 5.1 ( 2.2)
BA or more 74.1 ( 4.7) 17.6 ( 3.8) 8.3 ( 3.2)
ETHNICITY      
White 69.8 ( 3.9) 22.7 ( 3.5) 7.5 ( 2.3)
Black 68.1 ( 5.7) 22.9 ( 5.1) 9.0 ( 3.6)
Hispanic 76.4 ( 7.3) 18.2 ( 6.6) 5.4 ( 3.8)
Other 48.5 (15.7) 44.5 (16.0) 7.0 ( 6.9)
SEX      
Male 70.4 ( 5.1) 22.2 ( 4.6) 7.4 ( 3.0)
Female 68.2 ( 3.8) 24.3 ( 3.5) 7.5 ( 2.1)
EMPLOYMENT STATUS      
Actively employed (FT or PT) 66.8 ( 4.0) 25.6 ( 3.8) 7.6 ( 2.1)
Student 23.4 (16.7) 40.9 (21.9) 35.6 (25.3)
Not employed (homemaker, retired, unemployed) 76.7 ( 5.2) 16.6 ( 4.5) 6.7 ( 3.2)
Other 80.2 ( 8.3) 19.8 ( 8.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
GEOGRAPHIC RESIDENCE      
Resident of a free report state (CO, GA, ME, MD, MA, NJ, VT) 76.6 ( 5.6) 18.6 ( 5.2) 4.8 ( 2.9)
Resident of another state 67.8 ( 3.5) 24.2 ( 3.2) 8.0 ( 2.1)
FINANCIAL AND CREDIT REPORT EXPERIENCE      
Obtained a credit report 70.0 ( 3.2) 23.5 ( 3.0) 6.5 ( 1.7)
Did not obtain a credit report 58.2 (11.7) 21.7 ( 8.5) 20.1 (10.6)
       
Obtained credit score 69.3 ( 4.1) 24.0 ( 3.9) 6.7 ( 2.1)
Did not obtain credit score 69.0 ( 4.7) 22.6 ( 4.2) 8.5 ( 3.0)
       
Disputed information on credit report 69.7 ( 3.1) 23.5 ( 2.8) 6.7 ( 1.6)
Did not dispute credit report information 0.0 ( 0.0) 0.0 ( 0.0) 100 ( 0.0)
       
Had an auto or mortgage loan 70.1 ( 3.3) 23.0 ( 3.0) 6.9 ( 1.8)
Did not have an auto or mortgage loan 61.1 ( 9.6) 26.5 ( 7.8) 12.4 ( 7.7)
       
Was a victim of identity theft 47.9 ( 7.0) 44.5 ( 6.9) 7.5 ( 3.8)
Was not a victim of identity theft 74.3 ( 3.4) 18.3 ( 3.0) 7.5 ( 2.0)
       
Obtained credit report due to an adverse action 57.1 ( 7.2) 36.0 ( 6.9) 7.0 ( 4.1)
Did not obtain credit report due to an adverse action 72.9 ( 3.3) 19.4 ( 2.9) 7.6 ( 2.0)

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