[[You] put off applying for credit because you thought you might be turned down] In the past 12 months, please tell us if each of the following has or has not happened to [you]:
Put off applying for credit fearing rejection · Asked in 2 waves, 2013–2014 · 6,188 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 | 82% | 18% | 4134 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school | 69% | 31% | 329 | ±7 | |
| High school | 81% | 19% | 1203 |
| ±3 |
| Some college | 79% | 21% | 1211 | ±4 |
| Bachelor's | 88% | 12% | 849 | ±4 |
| Postgraduate | 92% | 8% | 542 | ±5 |
SHED 2013 · 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.