Scotland's People: Annual Report 2005/2006

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Table 6.66: Use of credit to borrow money in the past 12 months Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile

Column percentages, 2005/2006 data
Households

1 (most deprived)

2

3

4

5 (least deprived)

All

Bank overdraft

8

11

13

13

15

12

Loan from bank, building society or credit union

6

8

9

10

10

9

Loan from a finance company

5

3

3

3

3

3

Loan from a money lender or 'tally man'

0

0

0

0

0

0

Loan from friend or relative

4

3

2

2

1

3

Loan, or advance on wages, from employer

0

0

0

0

0

0

A ( DSS) Social Fund loan

5

2

1

0

0

2

Cheque-cashing service

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pawnbroker

1

0

0

0

0

0

Other borrowing

1

1

1

0

1

1

None of these

73

73

72

73

71

72

Refused

3

4

4

4

5

4

Base

6,341

6,346

6,700

6,122

5,483

30,992

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

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