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.
| Group | Very confident | Somewhat confident | Not confident | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 56% | 23% | 21% | 5642 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school |
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.
| 28% |
| 28% |
| 43% |
| 307 |
| ±7 |
| High school | 51% | 24% | 25% | 1690 | ±3 |
| Some college | 51% | 27% | 22% | 1876 | ±3 |
| Bachelor's | 71% | 17% | 12% | 1067 | ±4 |
| Postgraduate | 75% | 16% | 8% | 702 | ±5 |
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.