This statistic presents the reasons for obtaining credit cards by college students in the United States as of December 2015. The results of the survey revealed that 22 percent of the U.S. college students obtained credit cards because they needed access to emergency funds.
Reasons for obtaining credit cards by college students in the United States in 2015
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Sallie Mae. (March 10, 2016). Reasons for obtaining credit cards by college students in the United States in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/525063/reasons-for-obtaining-credit-cards-by-us-college-students/
Sallie Mae. "Reasons for obtaining credit cards by college students in the United States in 2015." Chart. March 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/525063/reasons-for-obtaining-credit-cards-by-us-college-students/
Sallie Mae. (2016). Reasons for obtaining credit cards by college students in the United States in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/525063/reasons-for-obtaining-credit-cards-by-us-college-students/
Sallie Mae. "Reasons for Obtaining Credit Cards by College Students in The United States in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/525063/reasons-for-obtaining-credit-cards-by-us-college-students/
Sallie Mae, Reasons for obtaining credit cards by college students in the United States in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/525063/reasons-for-obtaining-credit-cards-by-us-college-students/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Reasons for obtaining credit cards by college students in the United States in 2015 [Graph], Sallie Mae, March 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/525063/reasons-for-obtaining-credit-cards-by-us-college-students/
