Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the U.S. 2018

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Fernando de Querol Cumbrera,
Feb 8, 2023
This statistic shows the consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2017. In that year, only 13 percent of the respondents said that credit card debt was "good debt", whereas 59 percent thought it was "bad debt".

Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018

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Release date

January 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

December 7 to 9, 2018

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "to what extent do you think each of the following types of debt are good or bad debt?"

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