If you were to apply for a credit card today, how confident are you that your application would be approved?
Confidence a credit card application would be approved · Asked in 2 waves, 2013–2015 · 9,776 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 | Very confident | Somewhat confident | Not confident | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 56% | 23% | 21% | 5642 | ±2 | |
| 18–29 |
| 43% |
| 29% |
| 29% |
| 755 |
| ±5 |
| 30–44 | 52% | 25% | 24% | 1157 | ±4 |
| 45–64 | 60% | 21% | 19% | 2252 | ±3 |
| 65+ | 72% | 17% | 11% | 1478 | ±3 |
SHED 2015 · 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.