Table 6.62: Use of credit by household type
Column percentages, 2005/2006 data
Households
| Single adult | Small adult | Single parent | Small family | Large family | Large adult | Older smaller | Single pensioner | All |
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Credit Cards | 46 | 67 | 29 | 67 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 28 | 52 |
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Charge Cards NOT Switch | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
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Shop or store cards | 10 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 15 |
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Catalogues or mail order schemes | 12 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 18 |
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Hire Purchase Agreements | 6 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
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Shopping vouchers or cards | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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None of these | 42 | 22 | 44 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 37 | 58 | 35 |
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Refused | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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Base | 4,990 | 5,312 | 1735 | 4,167 | 2,111 | 2,885 | 4,711 | 5,088 | 30,999 |
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Columns may add up to more than 100% due to multiple response