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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Good debt
Bad debt
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CreditCards.com. (January 10, 2019). Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/
CreditCards.com. "Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018." Chart. January 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/
CreditCards.com. (2019). Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/
CreditCards.com. "Consumer Perception of Selected Types of Debt in The United States in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/
CreditCards.com, Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018 [Graph], CreditCards.com, January 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/