Scotland's People: Annual Report 2005/2006

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Table 6.69: How household is managing financially by use of credit to borrow money in the last 12 months

Row percentages, 2005/2006 data
Households using that type of credit to borrow money in the last 12 months

Manage very well

Manage quite well

Get by alright

Don't manage very well

Have some financial difficulties

Are in deep financial trouble

Total

Base

Bank overdraft

10

30

44

6

9

2

100

3,826

Loan from bank, building society or credit union

12

33

42

5

6

2

100

2,656

Loan from a finance company

11

27

37

8

12

4

100

1,025

Loan from a money lender or 'tally man'

-

13

28

13

30

15

100

32

Loan from friend or relative

3

13

39

12

24

9

100

764

Loan, or advance on wages, from employer

6

25

33

12

21

3

100

51

A ( DSS) Social Fund loan

2

9

39

12

27

11

100

579

Cheque-cashing service

4

18

25

7

32

15

100

31

Pawnbroker

-

2

32

15

26

24

100

57

Other borrowing

10

26

41

8

10

4

100

189

None of these

16

34

43

4

3

1

100

22,324

Refused

13

35

46

4

3

0

100

935

All

15

33

42

4

5

1

100

30,689

Page updated: Wednesday, August 01, 2007