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Was there a time in the past 12 months that you desired credit but chose not to submit a credit application?
Wanted credit but did not apply · Asked in 12 waves, 2014–2025 · 80,502 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 89% | 11% | 8658 | ±1 | |
| Men | 90% | 10% | 4327 | ±2 | |
| Women |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2025 47 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2025-10-17 to 2025-10-28 | web | 12,934 | 8,658 |
| SHED 2024 55 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 8,184 |
| SHED 2023 44 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 7,393 |
| SHED 2022 40 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 7,651 |
| SHED 2021 46 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 7,461 |
| SHED 2020 | 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 | web | 11,648 | 7,348 |
| SHED 2019 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | web | 12,173 | 7,227 |
| SHED 2018 | 2018-10-01 to 2018-11-30 | web | 11,316 | 7,456 |
| SHED 2017 |
| 87% |
| 13% |
| 4331 |
| ±2 |
SHED 2025 · US adults 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 2017-11-01 to 2017-12-31 |
| web |
| 12,187 |
| 7,636 |
| SHED 2016 | 2016-10-01 to 2016-10-31 | web | 6,610 | 4,085 |
| SHED 2015 | 2015-10-01 to 2015-11-30 | web | 5,642 | 3,561 |
| SHED 2014 | 2014-10-01 to 2014-10-31 | web | 5,896 | 3,842 |