Q6: Can you name any of the nationwide CRAs?

Demographic and experience categories Named none Named 1 Named 2 Named 3 Named 4
All respondents 66.9 ( 1.4) 20.2 ( 1.2) 9.6 ( 0.9) 3.4 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
AGE GROUP          
18 to 24 84.9 ( 3.7) 9.4 ( 3.3) 5.8 ( 2.1) 0.0 ( 0.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
25 to 34 63.1 ( 3.4) 17.7 ( 2.6) 14.7 ( 2.6) 4.5 ( 1.1) 0.0 ( 0.0)
35 to 44 51.6 ( 3.4) 24.8 ( 3.1) 17.0 ( 2.6) 6.6 ( 1.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
45 to 54 62.4 ( 3.2) 25.0 ( 2.9) 9.5 ( 2.0) 3.1 ( 1.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
55 to 64 62.3 ( 3.6) 30.1 ( 3.4) 5.7 ( 1.8) 1.9 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
65 and older 84.6 ( 2.4) 13.5 ( 2.3) 0.9 ( 0.5) 1.0 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
INCOME          
Less than $25000 82.4 ( 1.7) 11.9 ( 1.4) 3.5 ( 0.8) 2.1 ( 0.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$25000 to $49999 67.6 ( 2.9) 20.3 ( 2.6) 9.6 ( 1.8) 2.4 ( 0.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$50000 to $74999 54.9 ( 3.5) 25.7 ( 3.0) 13.8 ( 2.4) 5.6 ( 1.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
$75000+ 53.2 ( 3.4) 27.7 ( 3.0) 14.9 ( 2.5) 4.2 ( 1.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
EDUCATION          
Less than high school 91.4 ( 2.1) 6.7 ( 1.9) 1.6 ( 0.9) 0.4 ( 0.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
High school 77.7 ( 2.2) 14.5 ( 1.8) 5.6 ( 1.2) 2.3 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Some post-secondary education 59.6 ( 2.8) 24.0 ( 2.4) 13.0 ( 1.9) 3.4 ( 0.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
BA or more 54.4 ( 2.7) 26.8 ( 2.4) 13.1 ( 1.9) 5.6 ( 1.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
ETHNICITY          
White 66.0 ( 1.8) 21.7 ( 1.6) 9.6 ( 1.2) 2.7 ( 0.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Black 56.7 ( 3.0) 23.5 ( 2.5) 10.7 ( 1.8) 9.2 ( 1.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Hispanic 82.0 ( 2.3) 9.9 ( 1.8) 6.8 ( 1.5) 1.3 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Other 62.7 ( 6.3) 18.6 ( 4.8) 14.0 ( 5.1) 4.7 ( 2.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
SEX          
Male 65.9 ( 2.2) 21.9 ( 1.9) 9.7 ( 1.4) 2.5 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Female 67.6 ( 1.7) 18.6 ( 1.4) 9.4 ( 1.1) 4.3 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
EMPLOYMENT STATUS          
Actively employed (FT or PT) 59.0 ( 1.9) 24.3 ( 1.7) 12.8 ( 1.3) 3.8 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Student 84.5 ( 5.9) 10.3 ( 5.3) 1.0 ( 1.0) 4.3 ( 2.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Not employed (homemaker, retired, unemployed) 79.4 ( 2.0) 13.9 ( 1.8) 4.3 ( 0.9) 2.4 ( 0.7) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Other 70.1 ( 6.0) 15.8 ( 4.4) 9.8 ( 4.5) 4.3 ( 2.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
GEOGRAPHIC RESIDENCE          
Resident of a free report state (CO, GA, ME, MD, MA, NJ, VT) 56.9 ( 3.1) 25.6 ( 2.7) 11.8 ( 2.0) 5.6 ( 1.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Resident of another state 68.3 ( 1.5) 19.3 ( 1.3) 9.2 ( 1.0) 3.1 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
FINANCIAL AND CREDIT REPORT EXPERIENCE          
Obtained a credit report 51.6 ( 1.9) 27.3 ( 1.7) 15.4 ( 1.4) 5.6 ( 0.8) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain a credit report 87.7 ( 1.5) 10.4 ( 1.4) 1.5 ( 0.6) 0.4 ( 0.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
           
Obtained credit score 44.2 ( 2.5) 28.0 ( 2.2) 19.3 ( 2.1) 8.5 ( 1.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain credit score 78.0 ( 1.5) 16.3 ( 1.4) 4.8 ( 0.8) 0.9 ( 0.3) 0.0 ( 0.0)
           
Disputed information on credit report 36.0 ( 3.2) 27.1 ( 2.9) 27.1 ( 3.1) 9.8 ( 1.9) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not dispute credit report information 73.6 ( 1.4) 18.6 ( 1.3) 5.7 ( 0.8) 2.0 ( 0.4) 0.0 ( 0.0)
           
Had an auto or mortgage loan 62.2 ( 1.6) 23.1 ( 1.4) 10.6 ( 1.1) 4.1 ( 0.6) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not have an auto or mortgage loan 82.4 ( 2.4) 10.2 ( 2.0) 6.1 ( 1.5) 1.3 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
           
Was a victim of identity theft 55.1 ( 4.4) 23.3 ( 3.6) 14.3 ( 3.3) 7.3 ( 2.0) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Was not a victim of identity theft 68.2 ( 1.5) 19.8 ( 1.2) 9.0 ( 0.9) 3.0 ( 0.5) 0.0 ( 0.0)
           
Obtained credit report due to an adverse action 36.7 ( 4.8) 31.2 ( 5.2) 25.0 ( 4.7) 7.1 ( 2.2) 0.0 ( 0.0)
Did not obtain credit report due to an adverse action 69.6 ( 1.4) 19.2 ( 1.2) 8.2 ( 0.9) 3.1 ( 0.5) 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