Share of Americans not using a credit card for fear of overspending 2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 15, 2022
This statistic presents the share of Americans not using a credit card for fear of overspending in 2017. The results of the survey carried out in December 2017 revealed that over 22 percent of the respondents completely agreed with the statement that they did not trust themselves to use a credit card for fear of overspending.

Share of Americans not trusting themselves to use a credit card for fear of overspending in 2017

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Release date

December 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

December 2017

Number of respondents

200 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about different ways to pay for purchases?: I don’t trust myself to use a credit card because I may overspend.

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