Scotland's People: Annual Report 2005/2006

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Table 6.64: Use of credit to borrow money in the past 12 months by net annual household income

Column percentages, 2005/2006 data
Households

£0 - £6,000

£6,001 - £10,000

£10,001 - £15,000

£15,001 -£20,000

£20,001 - £25,000

£25,001 - £30,000

£30,001 - £40,000

Over £40,000

All (income known)

Bank overdraft

6

4

9

13

16

17

19

21

12

Loan from bank, building society or credit union

2

2

5

9

13

14

15

17

9

Loan from a finance company

1

2

3

4

4

3

5

4

3

Loan from a money lender or 'tally man'

-

0

0

0

0

0

-

0

0

Loan from friend or relative

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

3

Loan, or advance on wages, from employer

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

A ( DSS) Social Fund loan

3

4

3

2

1

0

0

-

2

Cheque-cashing service

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pawnbroker

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0

Other borrowing

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

None of these

82

83

77

72

68

66

62

62

73

Refused

3

3

2

3

3

3

4

2

3

Base

1,983

5,266

6,163

4,299

3,282

2,887

3,588

2,384

29,852

Columns may add up to more than 100% due to multiple response

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