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 | |
| Lower income |
| 36% |
| 28% |
| 36% |
| 2721 |
| ±2 |
| Middle income | 58% | 24% | 18% | 1769 | ±3 |
| Upper income | 73% | 17% | 10% | 1152 | ±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.