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Standard errors tables—2010 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice
Table 1
Current Ownership of Accounts and Account Access Technologies
Percentage of consumers
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Bank accounts
Checking...............................................................................................................................
Savings..................................................................................................................................
Traditional or passbook.....................................................................................................
Money market....................................................................................................................
With check privileges.....................................................................................................

2.0
2.2
2.4
na
na
na

1.5
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.3
1.0

1.4
1.4
1.8
1.8
1.2
0.9

Bank account features
Primary checking account with earned interest.....................................................................
Overdraft protection..............................................................................................................

2.6
2.7

1.7
1.6

1.7
1.5

Bank account access technologies
Blank paper checks...............................................................................................................
ATM or debit card................................................................................................................
ATM card..........................................................................................................................
Debit card..........................................................................................................................
Telephone banking................................................................................................................
Online banking......................................................................................................................
Mobile phone........................................................................................................................
Smart phone (iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, etc.)............................................................
Mobile banking.....................................................................................................................

na
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.6
2.5
na
na
2.0

1.7
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.2
na
1.0

1.6
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.7
0.9
1.6
1.2

Nonbank payment accounts
Online payment service provider..........................................................................................

na

1.4

1.4

NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 2
Historical Ownership and Discarding of Accounts and Account Access Technologies
Percentage of consumers
Ever owned

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Bank accounts
Checking...............................................................................................................................
Savings.................................................................................................................................
Traditional or passbook.....................................................................................................
Money market...................................................................................................................
Money market with check privileges.............................................................................

1.7
1.8
1.8
na
na
na

0.9
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.6
na

0.9
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.5
na

Bank account features
Primary checking account bears interest...............................................................................
Overdraft protection.............................................................................................................

na
na

na
na

na
na

Bank account access technologies
Blank paper checks...............................................................................................................
ATM or debit card................................................................................................................
ATM card..........................................................................................................................
Debit card..........................................................................................................................
Telephone banking...............................................................................................................
Online banking.....................................................................................................................
Mobile banking....................................................................................................................

na
2.0
2.7
2.1
2.6
2.5
na

na
1.1
1.6
1.3
1.7
1.7
1.1

na
1.1
1.6
1.3
na
1.5
1.4

na

na

na

Discarded*

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Deposit accounts
Bank accounts
Checking...............................................................................................................................
Savings.................................................................................................................................
Traditional or passbook.....................................................................................................
Money market...................................................................................................................
Money market with check privileges.............................................................................

na
1.2
1.4
1.9
na
na
na

na
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.1
na

na
1.2
1.2
1.6
1.6
1.0
na

Bank account features
Primary checking account bears interest...............................................................................
Overdraft protection.............................................................................................................

na
na

na
na

na
na

Bank account access technologies
Blank paper checks...............................................................................................................
ATM or debit card................................................................................................................
ATM card..........................................................................................................................
Debit card..........................................................................................................................
Telephone banking...............................................................................................................
Online banking.....................................................................................................................
Mobile banking....................................................................................................................

na
1.3
2.3
1.2
1.1
0.7
na

na
1.3
1.7
1.3
0.9
1.2
0.2

na
1.3
1.6
1.2
na
1.2
0.5

Nonbank payment accounts
Online payment service provider..........................................................................................

na

na

na

Nonbank payment accounts
Online payment service provider..........................................................................................

* "Discarded" refers to the difference between historical and current ownership rates.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 3
Primary Bank Account Holdings, by Type of Account and Financial Institution
Percentage of consumers

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Primary checking account
Commercial bank...................................................................................................................
Savings and loan....................................................................................................................
Credit union...........................................................................................................................
Brokerage...............................................................................................................................
Internet bank..........................................................................................................................
Other......................................................................................................................................

2.5
0.5
1.7
na
0.4
0.6

1.8
0.8
1.3
0.1
0.4
0.4

1.8
1.0
1.2
0.2
0.2
0.7

Primary savings account
Commercial bank...................................................................................................................
Savings and loan....................................................................................................................
Credit union...........................................................................................................................
Brokerage...............................................................................................................................
Internet bank..........................................................................................................................
Other......................................................................................................................................

2.6
0.5
2.2
na
0.6
0.6

1.5
0.7
1.4
0.3
0.4
0.3

1.5
0.7
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.6

Percentage of account adopters*

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Primary checking account
Commercial bank...................................................................................................................
Savings and loan....................................................................................................................
Credit union...........................................................................................................................
Brokerage...............................................................................................................................
Internet bank..........................................................................................................................
Other......................................................................................................................................

2.1
0.6
1.9
na
0.5
0.6

1.6
0.9
1.4
0.1
0.4
0.5

1.6
1.1
1.3
0.3
0.3
0.8

Primary savings account
Commercial bank...................................................................................................................
Savings and loan....................................................................................................................
Credit union...........................................................................................................................
Brokerage...............................................................................................................................
Internet bank..........................................................................................................................
Other......................................................................................................................................

2.8
0.7
2.7
na
0.8
0.8

1.9
1.0
1.9
0.5
0.6
0.4

1.9
1.1
1.8
0.4
0.4
0.9

* Adopters are respondents who have identified themselves as owning and/or using that type of account. For example, 1.6% of checking account adopters
identified "commercial bank" as the location of their primary checking account in 2010.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.
The notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 4
Current Adoption of Payment Instruments*
Percentage of consumers
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash†....................................................................................................................................
Check....................................................................................................................................
Money order‡ .......................................................................................................................
Traveler's check‡ ..................................................................................................................

1.6
1.6
2.2
2.2
0.8

0.0
0.1
1.7
1.7
0.6

0.0
0.0
1.6
1.5
0.7

Payment cards
Debit.....................................................................................................................................
Credit....................................................................................................................................
Prepaid..................................................................................................................................

2.0
2.3
2.5
1.6

1.4
1.6
1.9
1.6

1.4
1.6
1.8
1.6

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment.................................................................................................
Bank account number payment‡...........................................................................................

2.3
2.6
2.5

1.8
1.7
1.8

1.7
1.7
1.8

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income‡.............................................................................................

2.4

1.2

1.2

* Adoption means the consumer had the instrument, unless otherwise noted.
† Adoption means the consumer used the instrument in the given year, held it on person, held it on property, or had obtained it at least once in the given
year
‡ Adoption means the consumer used the instrument or method in a given year.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.

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Table 5
Historical Adoption and Discarding of Payment Instruments*
Percentage of consumers
Ever adopted

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash†..................................................................................................................................
Check..................................................................................................................................
Money order‡......................................................................................................................
Traveler's check‡.................................................................................................................

na
na
na
na

na
na
1.3
1.8

na
na
1.4
1.8

Payment cards
Debit...................................................................................................................................
Credit..................................................................................................................................
Prepaid................................................................................................................................

2.1
2.1
2.6

1.3
1.6
1.8

1.3
1.6
1.8

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment.................................................................................................
Bank account number payment‡...........................................................................................

2.6
na

1.8
na

1.8
na

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income‡.............................................................................................

na

na

na

Discarded**

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash†..................................................................................................................................
Check..................................................................................................................................
Money order‡......................................................................................................................
Traveler's check‡.................................................................................................................

na
na
na
na

na
na
1.7
1.7

na
na
1.7
1.7

Payment cards
Debit...................................................................................................................................
Credit..................................................................................................................................
Prepaid................................................................................................................................

1.2
1.8
2.1

1.3
1.6
1.5

1.2
1.5
1.4

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment.................................................................................................
Bank account number payment‡...........................................................................................

1.0
na

1.1
na

1.0
na

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income‡.............................................................................................

na

na

na

* Adoption means the consumer had the instrument, unless otherwise noted.
† Adoption means the consumer used the instrument in the given year, held it on person, held it on property, or had obtained it at least once in the given
year
‡ Adoption means the consumer used the instrument in a given year.
** "Discarded" refers to the difference between historical and current adoption rates.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 6
Current Adoption of Payment Instruments, by Instrument Features*
Percentage of consumers
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Debit cards
Rewards................................................................................................................................

2.3
2.1

1.6
1.4

1.6
1.4

Credit cards†
Rewards................................................................................................................................
Nonrewards...........................................................................................................................

2.5
2.7
2.6

1.9
1.7
1.6

1.8
1.8
1.6

General purpose....................................................................................................................
Rewards.............................................................................................................................
Nonrewards........................................................................................................................

na
na
na

1.9
1.6
1.5

1.8
1.7
1.5

Charge...................................................................................................................................
Rewards.............................................................................................................................
Nonrewards........................................................................................................................

na
na
na

1.1
0.8
0.7

1.1
0.8
0.6

Branded.................................................................................................................................
Rewards.............................................................................................................................
Nonrewards........................................................................................................................

na
na
na

1.6
1.2
1.2

1.6
1.3
1.3

Prepaid cards‡
General purpose....................................................................................................................
Merchant specific..................................................................................................................
Payroll**...............................................................................................................................
Government issued................................................................................................................
Electronic benefits transfer (EBT)**.................................................................................

1.6
na
na
na
na
na

1.6
1.3
1.1
0.5
na
1.1

1.6
1.5
1.2
0.7
0.8
na

Reloadable............................................................................................................................

na

1.2

1.2

Bought for own use...............................................................................................................
Received from others............................................................................................................
Both bought and received.....................................................................................................

1.1
1.5
0.9

na
na
na

na
na
na

Contactless
Debit card..............................................................................................................................
Credit card.............................................................................................................................
Prepaid card..........................................................................................................................
Electronic toll payment.........................................................................................................
Key fob.................................................................................................................................
Mobile phone††....................................................................................................................

2.7
2.3
2.6
1.7
1.4
0.5
na

1.4
1.1
0.9
0.6
0.8
0.4
0.5

1.6
1.3
1.0
0.8
1.2
0.3
0.3

* Adoption means the consumer had the instrument, unless otherwise noted.
†General purpose credit cards have a network logo such as Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express; Branded cards also have a merchant's logo on
the card. Charge cards require full payment of the balance at the end of each billing period.
‡ General purpose prepaid cards have a credit card network or PIN network logo and can be used at any merchant or retailer that accepts cards from that
network. Specific purpose prepaid cards, such as gift cards or public transportation cards, are limited in use to one or several merchants, retailers, or service
providers.
** Payroll cards and EBT cards may also be general purpose cards.
†† Adoption means the consumer used the instrument in a given year.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 7
Number of Adopted Bank Accounts and Payment Cards*
Mean number per adopter†
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Bank accounts
Checking...............................................................................................................................
Savings..................................................................................................................................
Traditional or passbook.....................................................................................................
Money market....................................................................................................................
Money market with check privileges..............................................................................

0.1
0.0
na
0.0
na
na

0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
na

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
na

Nonbank payment accounts
Online payment service provider..........................................................................................

na

0.1

0.1

ATM and debit cards
ATM......................................................................................................................................
Debit.....................................................................................................................................

0.0
0.1

0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

Credit Cards‡
Rewards................................................................................................................................
Nonrewards...........................................................................................................................

0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.1

General purpose ...................................................................................................................
Rewards.............................................................................................................................
Nonrewards........................................................................................................................

na
na
na

0.1
0.0
0.1

0.1
0.0
0.1

Charge ..................................................................................................................................
Rewards.............................................................................................................................
Nonrewards........................................................................................................................

na
na
na

0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0

Branded ................................................................................................................................
Rewards.............................................................................................................................
Nonrewards........................................................................................................................

na
na
na

0.1
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.1

Prepaid cards**
General purpose....................................................................................................................
Merchant specific ................................................................................................................
Payroll††...............................................................................................................................
Government issued................................................................................................................
Electronic benefits tansfer (EBT)†† .................................................................................

0.2
na
na
na
na
na

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
na
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
na

Bought for own use...............................................................................................................
Received from others............................................................................................................

0.1
0.2

na
na

na
na

*Adopters are respondents who have identified themselves as owning and/or using that type of account.
† Bold-face numbers are per adopter of the instrument. The denominator for each of the subcategories is the number of adopters of the bold-faced
instrument.
‡General purpose credit cards have a network logo such as Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express; Branded cards also have a merchant's logo on
the card. Charge cards require full payment of the balance at the end of each billing period.
** General purpose prepaid cards have a credit card network or PIN network logo and can be used at any merchant or retailer that accepts cards from that
network. Specific purpose prepaid cards, such as gift cards or public transportation cards, are limited in use to one or several merchants, retailers, or service
providers.
†† Payroll cards and EBT cards may also be general purpose cards.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Mean Number of Payment Instruments Adopted*
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

9

9

9

Total
Paper instruments..................................................................................................................
Card instruments...................................................................................................................
Electronic instruments...........................................................................................................

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

Adopter status

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Bank account nonadopters

0.4

0.1

0.2

Bank account adopters
Checking and savings account adopters................................................................................
Checking account adopters, no savings.................................................................................
Savings account adopters, no checking.................................................................................

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4

0.0
0.0
0.1
0.5

0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2

Paper instrument adopters
Cash adopters‡ ....................................................................................................................
Check adopters......................................................................................................................
Money order adopters**........................................................................................................
Traveler's check adopters**..................................................................................................

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.2

0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.1

Payment card adopters
Debit adopters.......................................................................................................................
Credit adopters......................................................................................................................
Prepaid adopters....................................................................................................................

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1

Electronic payment adopters
Online banking bill payment adopters..................................................................................
Bank account number payment adopters**...........................................................................

0.1
0.1
0.1

0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0

All consumers
Available number of payment instruments†

*Adoption means the consumer had the instrument or account, unless otherwise noted.
† The nine available payment instruments are cash, check, money order, traveler's check, debit card, credit card, prepaid card, online banking bill payment,
and bank account number payment (in 2008, bank account number payment was called "electronic bank account deduction").
‡ Adoption means the consumer used the instrument in the given year, held it on person, held it on property, or had obtained it at least once in the given year.
**Adoption means the consumer used the instrument or method in a given year
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.

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Cash Holdings, Withdrawals, and Prepaid Card Reloadings
Dollars per consumer, except as noted
Mean

Median

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

138
23
126

24
4
24

50
4
49

10
3
3

8
2
3

6
1
3

Excluding large-value holdings*..................................................................
On person..................................................................................................
On property...............................................................................................

8
4
8

8
2
6

6
2
5

8
2
2

5
2
3

5
1
1

Cash withdrawals per month †‡
Amount per withdrawal................................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).................................................................

na
na
na

28
7
0.3

34
7
0.5

na
na
na

13
5
0

15
4
0

Most frequent location per month †
Amount per withdrawal.............................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).............................................................

110
16
0.5

21
7
0.1

27
8
0.2

7
4
0.2

7
1
0.2

4
4
0.2

All other locations per month †
Amount per withdrawal.............................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).............................................................

na
na
na

16
7
0.3

16
7
0.4

na
na
na

1.7
4
0.0

2.0
4
0.0

Prepaid card reloadings per month †
Amount per reloading, reloaders only..........................................................
Reloads, reloaders only (number per month)................................................

na
na
1.6

49
30
0.4

32
9
0.4

na
na
0.2

16.5
6
0.1

18.4
7
0.2

Reloaded in the past 12 months (percentage of consumers).........................
Reloaded in the past 12 months (percentage of adopters**).........................

1.1
na

0.9
4.5

0.9
4.8

na
na

na
na

na
na

Cash holdings
On person.....................................................................................................
On property...................................................................................................

* Estimates are for the subsample of respondents with cash holdings of less than or equal to the 95th percentile (Approximately $1,100 for total, $280 for
on person, and $1,000 on property in 2008; $960 for total, $250 for on person, and $800 on property in 2009; and $1,200 for total, $260 for on person,
and $1,000 on property in 2010.)
† Amount per month is obtained from the amount per withdrawal times the number of withdrawals, calculated for each consumer. For further information
please see Section 5.2, "Cash Values" in the technical appendix.
‡ In 2009 and 2010, this number is the withdrawal-weighted average of typical amounts per withdrawal from the primary and all other locations.
** Consumers who have adopted a reloadable prepaid card.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.
The notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available. Dollar values are not adjuted for inflation.

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Cash Holdings, by Adoption of Bank Accounts and Payment Instruments*†‡
Dollars per consumer
Mean

Median

Adopters

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Bank account
On person...........................................................................................
On property........................................................................................

147
24
134

25
3
26

47
4
47

10
3
4

7
1
3

7
1
3

ATM or debit card
On person...........................................................................................
On property........................................................................................

163
26
148

28
3
28

27
3
28

8
2
3

5
1
3

5
1
2

Credit card
On person...........................................................................................
On property........................................................................................

40
19
36

26
4
26

61
5
60

10
3
4

5
2
3

6
3
3

Prepaid card
On person...........................................................................................
On property........................................................................................

37
8
36

50
6
49

40
4
40

10
4
8

10
4
6

11
3
4

Money order**
On person...........................................................................................
On property........................................................................................

74
48
37

166
13
166

16
8
11

13
4
6
Median

10
3
3

Nonadopters

28
10
25
Mean

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Bank account
On person...........................................................................................
On property........................................................................................

199
114
99

65
26
52

318
29
316

39
24
na

131
22
47

17
12
5

ATM or debit card
On person...........................................................................................
On property........................................................................................

101
59
63

39
13
35

260
20
257

34
18
22

38
10
24

20
7
10

Credit card
On person...........................................................................................
On property........................................................................................

592
79
548

53
9
51

86
9
83

14
4
6

9
3
5

6
2
1

Prepaid card
On person...........................................................................................
On property........................................................................................

167
28
152

26
5
26

76
6
75

13
2
2

9
3
3

8
4
2

Money order**
On person...........................................................................................
On property........................................................................................

172
27
158

31
4
31

41
4
40

12
4
4

8
4
3

9
2
3

*On person is defined as cash held in the respondent's wallet, purse, and/or pocket.
†On property is defined as cash held elsewhere by the respondent (in the respondents home, car, office, etc.) instead of on person.
‡ Adoption means the consumer had the instrument or account, unless otherwise noted.
**Adoption means the consumer used the instrument in a given year.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.
Dollar values are not adjuted for inflation.

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Table 11
Monthly Cash Withdrawals, by Most Frequent Location*
Dollars per consumer per location, except as noted
Mean

Median

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

ATM†
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month)......................................................

na
na
na

26
5
0.2

16
6
0.4

na
na
na

6
4
0.3

14
4
0.2

Bank†
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month)......................................................

na
na
na

33
15
0.1

49
14
0.4

na
na
na

16
10
0.1

25
7
0.1

Check†
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month)......................................................

na
na
na

146
62
0.6

328
76
0.6

na
na
na

252
na
na

na
na
na

Retail†
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month)......................................................

na
na
na

25
11
0.6

13
2
0.3

na
na
na

10
5
0.2

7
2
0.3

Employer†
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month)......................................................

na
na
na

191
60
1.8

231
58
0.5

na
na
na

228
79
0.7

431
98
0.8

Family or friend†
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month)......................................................

na
na
na

38
10
0.3

103
17
1.1

na
na
na

15
8
0.3

17
5
0.2

Other†
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month)......................................................

na
na
na

155
132
0.6

140
42
2.4

na
na
na

179
69
0.4

146
31
0.7

Most frequent location

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

ATM......................................................................................................
Bank teller.............................................................................................
Check cashing store...............................................................................
Retail or grocery store...........................................................................
Employer...............................................................................................
Family or friend.....................................................................................
Other......................................................................................................

2.6
2.3
0.7
1.2
1.2
0.9
0.2

1.7
1.3
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.7

1.7
1.3
0.3
0.8
1.2
1.2
0.6

na
na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na
na

* The amount for each location is the dollar amount of withdrawals at the specified location, only by consumers who named that location as their most
frequent location.
† Monthly amount is obtained from the amount per withdrawal times the number of withdrawals, calculated for each consumer. For further information
please see Section 5.2, "Cash Values" in the technical appendix.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available. Dollar values are not adjuted for inflation.

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Table 12
Monthly Cash Withdrawals, by Adoption of Bank Accounts and Payment Instruments*†
Dollars per month, except as noted
Mean

Median

Adopters

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Bank account
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).......................................................

114
15
0.5

27
6
0.3

32
7
0.5

7
3
0.2

11
4
0.3

15
4
0.2

ATM or debit card
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).......................................................

125
8
0.6

29
7
0.4

34
7
0.6

7
2
0.4

12
3
0.3

15
3
0.2

Credit card
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).......................................................

35
16
0.6

23
6
0.4

31
7
0.4

7
4
0.2

9
4
0.2

15
4
0.2

Prepaid card
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).......................................................

39
11
0.4

37
12
0.5

48
13
1.0

9
9
0.4

19
6
0.3

24
6
0.2

Money order‡
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).......................................................

146
35
1.9

57
20
0.7

81
18
0.9

73
14
0.6

54
12
0.3

44
7
0.3

Mean

Median

Nonadopters

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Bank account
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).......................................................

426
111
1.6

137
59
1.3

203
53
2.5

374
83
1.7

284
58
0.8

172
66
0.9

ATM or debit card
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).......................................................

201
90
1.1

75
27
0.6

105
25
1.2

61
18
0.4

60
25
0.5

69
41
0.5

Credit card
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).......................................................

470
39
1.1

74
20
0.6

83
17
1.4

39
8
0.7

57
10
0.2

43
9
0.4

Prepaid card
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).......................................................

132
19
0.6

37
9
0.4

45
9
0.5

12
2
0.3

14
5
0.3

11
5
0.3

Money order‡
Amount per withdrawal......................................................................
Withdrawals (number per month).......................................................

133
18
0.5

30
6
0.4

31
8
0.6

7
4
0.2

7
5
0.2

8
5
0.2

*Monthly amount is obtained from the amount per withdrawal times the number of withdrawals, calculated for each consumer. For further information
please see Section 5.2, "Cash Values" in the technical appendix.
† Adoption means the consumer had the instrument or account, unless otherwise noted.
‡Adoption means the consumer used the instrument in a given year.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.
Dollar values are not adjuted for inflation.

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Table 13
Share of Consumers Accessing Bank Account and Other Payment Practices
Monthly

Annual

Percentage of consumers

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Bank account access
Bank branch visit*..........................................................................
ATM...............................................................................................
Telephone banking.........................................................................
Online banking...............................................................................
Mobile banking...............................................................................

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

1.5
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.0

1.5
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.8
1.2

Other payment practices
Cash withdrawals............................................................................
Online payment service provider....................................................
Online payment service provider, adopters only.........................
Prepaid card reloading†..................................................................
Prepaid card reloading, reloaders only†......................................
Mobile payments............................................................................
Text/SMS....................................................................................
Contactless..................................................................................
Other...........................................................................................

2.0
na
na
1.0
6.9
na
na
na
na

1.0
na
na
0.8
5.7
na
na
na
na

1.1
na
na
0.7
7.0
na
na
na
na

1.8
na
na
1.1
1.4
na
na
na
na

0.6
1.2
2.5
0.9
4.0
0.7
na
0.5
na

0.4
1.2
2.6
0.9
0.9
0.6
na
0.3
na

Monthly

Annual

Percentage of adopters

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Bank account access
Bank branch visit*..........................................................................
ATM...............................................................................................
Telephone banking.........................................................................
Online banking...............................................................................
Mobile banking...............................................................................

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

0.5
1.5
1.3
2.2
1.0
3.4

0.6
1.5
1.4
2.1
1.2
2.9

1.3
na
6.9
na
na
na
na

1.0
na
5.7
na
na
na
na

1.1
na
7.0
na
na
na
na

0.9
na
1.4
na
na
na
na

0.6
2.5
4.0
na
0.6
0.5
na

0.4
2.6
0.9
na
0.6
0.3
na

Other payment practices
Cash withdrawals............................................................................
Online payment service provider....................................................
Prepaid card reloading, reloaders only†......................................
Mobile payments............................................................................
Text/SMS....................................................................................
Contactless..................................................................................
Other...........................................................................................

* Bank branch visit is defined as visiting a bank and interacting with a teller or other bank employee. It does not include visiting an ATM located at a bank
branch.
† A reloader has adopted a reloadable prepaid card and, in the past 12 months, has added money to it.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 14
Share of Consumers or Adopters Using Payment Instruments
Monthly

Annual

Percentage of consumers

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash........................................................................................
Check.....................................................................................
Money order...........................................................................
Traveler's check......................................................................

1.8
2.1
2.7
1.5
0.3

0.8
1.1
1.9
1.3
0.1

0.8
1.0
1.8
1.3
0.0

1.8
2.1
2.6
2.2
0.8

0.7
1.0
1.9
1.4
0.6

0.7
0.9
1.8
1.4
0.5

Payment cards
Debit.......................................................................................
Credit......................................................................................
Prepaid...................................................................................

2.1
2.6
2.6
1.0

1.6
1.7
1.8
1.0

1.6
1.7
1.8
1.0

2.1
2.6
2.6
1.1

1.6
1.7
1.8
1.2

1.6
1.7
1.8
1.1

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment..................................................
Bank account number payment..............................................

2.5
2.7
2.5

1.8
1.5
1.7

1.7
1.7
1.8

2.5
2.7
2.5

1.8
1.6
1.8

1.7
1.7
1.8

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income................................................

2.4

1.2

1.2

2.4

1.2

1.2

Monthly

Percentage of adopters†‡

Annual

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash**....................................................................................
Check.....................................................................................
Money order*††.....................................................................
Traveler's check*††................................................................

1.0
1.6
2.4
6.3
6.4

0.8
1.1
1.6
3.9
0.8

0.7
1.0
1.4
3.9
0.8

0.9
1.5
2.3
0.0
0.0

0.7
1.0
1.5
3.9
3.3

0.7
0.9
1.2
3.4
6.0

Payment cards
Debit.......................................................................................
Credit......................................................................................
Prepaid...................................................................................

1.1
2.2
1.4
4.7

0.9
1.2
1.4
2.8

0.9
1.3
1.4
2.5

0.9
2.1
1.1
4.9

0.9
1.1
1.3
2.9

0.9
1.2
1.2
2.6

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment..................................................
Bank account number payment*††........................................

1.5
3.9
0.8

1.3
2.1
1.4

1.1
2.0
1.3

1.3
3.7
0.0

0.9
1.9
0.0

0.7
1.8
0.0

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income*††..........................................

1.3

1.8

2.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

* Estimates are 100 percent whenever adoption is defined solely as annual incidence of use.
† Each payment instrument uses adopters of that particular payment instrument as the denominator. For example, in 2010, 1 percent of cash adopters used
cash in a typical month.
‡Adoption means the consumer had the instrument, unless otherwise noted.
**Adoption means the consumer used the instrument in the given year, held it on person, held it on property, or had obtained it at least once in the given
year.
†† Adoption means the consumer used the instrument or method in a given year.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.

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Table 15
Share of Consumers Making a Transaction, by Type of Transaction
Monthly

Annual

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

1.7
2.1
1.7

0.4
1.6
0.6

0.3
1.5
0.6

1.7
2.1
1.7

0.0
1.5
0.6

0.1
1.4
0.6

Bill payments
Automatic.....................................................................................
Direct deduction from income..................................................
Other automatic........................................................................
Online..........................................................................................
By mail, in person, or by phone...................................................

1.8
2.7
2.4
2.7
2.5
2.2

0.8
1.7
1.2
1.7
1.8
1.4

0.8
1.8
1.2
1.8
1.8
1.3

1.8
2.7
2.4
2.7
2.5
2.0

0.7
1.7
1.2
1.7
1.8
1.2

0.5
1.8
1.2
1.8
1.8
1.1

Nonbill payments
Retail goods and services
Online or electronic......................................................................
By mail, in person, or by phone...................................................
Retail goods..............................................................................
Services.....................................................................................

1.7
na
2.7
na
1.8
2.3

0.6
0.6
1.7
0.7
0.8
1.4

0.6
0.8
1.7
0.7
0.9
1.0

1.7
na
2.4
na
1.8
2.2

0.5
0.5
1.7
0.6
0.7
1.2

0.6
0.8
1.7
0.7
0.9
1.0

Person to person
Online or electronic......................................................................
By mail, in person, or by phone...................................................

na
na
na

1.7
1.1
1.7

1.7
1.2
1.7

na
na
na

1.7
1.2
1.7

1.5
1.3
1.6

Any Transaction
Online or electronic
By mail, in person, or by phone

* Adjusted for changes from 2008 to 2009 in the survey definition of transaction categories to make the two years directly comparable.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 16
Share of Consumers Using Payment Instrument, by Type of Transaction
Nonbill Payments
Bill Payments
Monthly

Retail, services, and person
to person*

Online
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash............................................................
Check or money order.................................
Check.......................................................
Money order............................................
Traveler's check..........................................

2.6
2.3
2.8
na
1.4
na

1.5
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.2
na

1.4
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.2
na

2.6
na
2.6
na
na
na

1.4
na
1.4
1.3
0.9
na

1.2
na
1.2
1.1
0.8
na

2.0
2.1
2.7
na
1.1
na

1.1
1.2
1.7
1.7
0.9
na

0.9
1.0
1.7
1.7
1.0
na

Payment cards
Debit...........................................................
Credit..........................................................
Prepaid........................................................

2.4
2.6
2.7
0.7

1.7
1.7
1.4
0.5

1.7
1.7
1.6
0.7

2.6
2.5
2.2
0.7

1.7
1.5
1.3
0.6

1.7
1.6
1.3
0.9

2.2
2.7
2.6
1.0

1.7
1.7
1.7
1.0

1.7
1.7
1.8
0.9

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment.......................
Bank account number payment...................

2.5
2.7
2.8

1.8
1.5
1.7

1.8
1.7
1.7

2.5
na
2.5

1.4
na
1.4

1.5
na
1.5

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income....................

2.4

1.2

1.2

na

na

na

na

na

na

Nonbill Payments
Bill Payments
Annual

Retail, services, and person
to person*

Online
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash............................................................
Check or money order.................................
Check.......................................................
Money order............................................
Traveler's check..........................................

2.5
2.4
2.7
na
2.0
na

1.3
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.3
na

1.2
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.3
na

2.7
na
2.7
na
na
na

1.6
na
1.6
1.5
1.1
na

1.5
na
1.5
1.4
0.9
na

1.9
2.1
2.8
na
2.2
na

0.9
1.0
1.8
1.8
1.1
na

0.9
0.9
1.8
1.8
1.1
na

Payment cards
Debit...........................................................
Credit..........................................................
Prepaid........................................................

2.3
2.6
2.6
0.7

1.7
1.7
1.5
0.8

1.7
1.7
1.6
0.8

2.6
2.6
2.7
0.8

1.8
1.6
1.5
0.9

1.8
1.7
1.6
0.9

2.1
2.8
2.6
1.1

1.6
1.7
1.8
1.1

1.6
1.7
1.8
1.1

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment.......................
Bank account number payment...................

2.5
2.7
2.8

1.8
1.6
1.7

1.7
1.7
1.8

2.8
na
2.8

1.6
na
1.6

1.6
na
1.6

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income....................

2.4

1.2

1.2

na

na

na

na

na

na

* Adjusted for changes from 2008 to 2009 in the survey definition of transaction categories to make the two years directly comparable.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 17
Share of Consumers Using Payment Instrument, by Type of Bill Payment
Monthly

Automatic

By Mail or In Person

Online

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Any instrument
Excl. online banking bill payment*.............

2.7
2.7

1.7
1.7

1.8
1.7

2.5
na

1.8
na

1.8
na

2.2
na

1.4
na

1.3
na

Paper instruments
Cash.............................................................
Check or money order.................................
Check.......................................................
Money order.............................................
Traveler's check...........................................

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

2.7
2.3
2.8
na
1.4
na

1.5
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.2
na

1.4
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.2
na

Payment cards
Debit............................................................

2.6
2.3

1.5
1.3

1.6
1.5

2.8
2.6

1.7
1.6

1.7
1.6

2.7
2.6

1.6
1.6

1.7
1.7

Credit...........................................................
Prepaid.........................................................

2.5
na

1.2
na

1.2
na

2.4
na

1.2
na

1.2
na

2.4
0.7

1.1
0.5

1.3
0.7

2.7

1.6

1.7

2.6

1.7

1.7

na

na

na

Online banking bill payment........................

na

1.2

1.4

2.7

1.5

1.6

na

na

na

Bank account number payment....................

2.7

1.4

1.6

2.7

1.6

1.6

na

na

na

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income.....................

2.4

1.2

1.2

na

na

na

na

na

na

Electronic payments

Annual

Automatic

Online

By Mail or In Person

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Any instrument
Excl. online banking bill payment*.............

2.7
2.7

1.7
1.7

1.8
1.8

2.5
na

1.8
na

1.8
na

2.0
na

1.2
na

1.1
na

Paper instruments
Cash.............................................................
Check or money order.................................
Check.......................................................
Money order.............................................
Traveler's check...........................................

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

2.6
2.4
2.7
na
2.0
na

1.3
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.3
na

1.2
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.3
na

Payment cards

2.6

1.5

1.6

2.8

1.7

1.7

2.7

1.7

1.7

Debit............................................................

2.3

1.3

1.5

2.7

1.7

1.7

2.6

1.7

1.7

Credit...........................................................

2.6

1.2

1.3

2.5

1.3

1.4

2.4

1.3

1.4

Prepaid.........................................................

na

na

na

na

na

na

0.7

0.8

0.8

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment........................
Bank account number payment....................

2.7
na
2.7

1.6
1.2
1.5

1.7
1.4
1.7

2.6
2.7
2.7

1.7
1.5
1.7

1.8
1.6
1.7

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income.....................

2.4

1.2

1.2

na

na

na

na

na

na

* Online banking bill pay is excluded to show direct comparison between 2008 and 2009 estimates for automatic bill payments. OBBP was not included as
a payment choice for automatic bill payments in the 2008 SCPC.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Share of Consumers Using Payment Instrument, by Type of Retail Goods*
Percentage of consumers
Monthly

Total

Essential Goods†

Nonessential Goods†

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Any instrument

1.8

0.8

0.9

2.0

na

na

2.2

na

na

Paper instruments
Cash............................................................
Check or money order................................
Check......................................................
Money order............................................
Traveler's check..........................................

2.1
2.1
2.7
na
na
na

1.3
1.4
1.5
1.4
0.7
na

1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
0.8
na

2.7
2.7
2.3
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

2.7
2.7
2.4
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

Payment cards
Debit...........................................................
Credit..........................................................
Prepaid........................................................

2.2
2.8
2.6
1.0

1.7
1.7
1.7
0.9

1.7
1.8
1.7
0.9

2.4
2.8
2.7
0.9

na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na

2.4
2.7
2.7
0.7

na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment......................
Bank account number payment...................

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

Annual

Total

Essential Goods†

Nonessential Goods†

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Any instrument

1.8

0.7

0.9

1.9

na

na

2.0

na

na

Paper instruments
Cash............................................................
Check or money order................................
Check......................................................
Money order............................................
Traveler's check..........................................

2.0
2.1
2.7
na
na
na

1.2
1.2
1.6
1.6
1.0
na

1.3
1.3
1.6
na
0.9
na

2.2
2.3
2.6
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

2.5
2.5
2.7
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

Payment cards
Debit...........................................................
Credit..........................................................
Prepaid........................................................

2.1
2.8
2.6
1.1

1.7
1.7
1.8
1.1

1.7
1.7
1.8
1.0

2.3
2.8
2.7
1.1

na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na

2.3
2.7
2.6
0.8

na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment......................
Bank account number payment...................

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

* Adjusted for changes from 2008 to 2009 in the survey definition of transaction categories to make the two years directly comparable.
† For definitions of essential and nonessential goods, see Appendix A.5 in Foster, Meijer, Schuh, and Zabek 2009.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 19
Share of Consumers Using Payment Instrument, by Type of Nonretail, In-Person Transactions*
Monthly

Total

Services and Other

Person to Person

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Any instrument

2.3

1.3

0.9

na

1.4

1.0

na

1.7

1.7

Paper instruments
Cash......................................................
Check or money order...........................
Check.................................................
Money order......................................
Traveler's check....................................

2.5
2.6
2.7
na
na
na

1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
0.7
na

1.2
1.4
1.7
1.7
1.0
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

1.6
1.7
1.5
1.5
0.5
na

1.4
1.5
1.6
1.6
0.8
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

1.7
1.7
1.2
1.1
0.6
na

1.7
1.8
1.3
1.2
0.8
na

Payment cards
Debit.....................................................
Credit....................................................
Prepaid..................................................

2.8
2.5
2.6
0.5

1.8
1.7
1.5
0.7

1.7
1.8
1.7
0.8

na
na
na
na

1.8
1.7
1.5
0.7

1.7
1.8
1.7
0.8

na
na
na
na

0.9
0.9
0.6
na

0.9
0.9
0.7
na

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment.................
Bank account number payment.............

na
na
na

0.8
0.6
0.7

1.0
0.9
0.7

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

0.8
0.6
0.7

1.0
0.9
0.7

Annual

Total

Services and Other

Person to Person

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Any instrument

2.2

1.1

0.8

na

1.2

1.0

na

1.7

1.5

Paper instruments
Cash......................................................
Check or money order...........................
Check.................................................
Money order......................................
Traveler's check....................................

2.4
2.6
2.9
na
na
na

1.3
1.4
1.8
1.8
0.9
na

1.1
1.3
1.8
1.8
1.1
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
0.8
na

1.3
1.5
1.7
1.7
0.9
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

1.7
1.8
1.4
1.4
0.8
na

1.6
1.7
1.6
1.5
0.9
na

Payment cards
Debit.....................................................
Credit....................................................
Prepaid..................................................

2.5
2.7
2.7
0.8

1.8
1.7
1.7
0.9

1.7
1.8
1.8
0.9

na
na
na
na

1.8
1.7
1.7
0.9

1.7
1.8
1.8
0.9

na
na
na
na

1.0
1.0
0.7
na

1.1
1.0
0.8
na

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment.................
Bank account number payment.............

na
na
na

0.9
0.7
0.8

1.1
1.0
0.8

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

0.9
0.7
0.8

1.1
1.0
0.8

* Adjusted for changes from 2008 to 2009 in the survey definition of transaction categories to make the two years directly comparable.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.
The notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 20
Number of Consumer Payments in a Typical Month, by Type of Payment Instrument
Mean
Number per consumer

Growth Rate (%)

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Total payments

3.6

1.8

2.4

–

–

Paper instruments
Cash........................................................................................................
Check or money order.............................................................................
Check...................................................................................................
Money order........................................................................................
Traveler's check......................................................................................

1.4
1.2
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.0

1.2
1.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.0

1.1
0.9
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.0

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Payment cards
Debit.......................................................................................................
Credit......................................................................................................
Prepaid....................................................................................................
Prepaid, per adopter*..............................................................................

2.3
1.8
1.0
0.2
0.8

1.1
0.9
0.6
0.1
0.3

1.5
1.4
0.7
0.1
0.3

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment...................................................................
Bank account number payment...............................................................
Bank account number payment, per adopter*......................................

0.9
2.6
5.5
0.7

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3

–
–
–

–
–
–

–

–

–

–

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income................................................................

0.2

0.1

0.1

Share (%)
Percentage share

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

08-09ʳ

09-10

Change
2010

08-09ʳ

09-10

Total payments

–

–

–

–

–

Paper instruments
Cash........................................................................................................
Check or money order.............................................................................
Check...................................................................................................
Money order........................................................................................
Traveler's check......................................................................................

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Payment cards
Debit.......................................................................................................
Credit......................................................................................................
Prepaid....................................................................................................

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment†.................................................................
Bank account number payment†.............................................................

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income................................................................

–

–

–

–

–

* Per adopter estimate is included due to changes in the survey design that affected the rates of adoption of payment instruments (see Table 4), making
the per consumer estimates not comparable across years. Estimates are calculated using only adopters of a payment instrument, not all consumers.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Standard errors are not caculated for cells denoted with a dash.

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Table 21
Number of Consumer Payments in a Typical Month, by Type of Payment Transaction
Growth Rate (%)

Mean
Number per consumer

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

3.6
–
–

1.8
0.6
1.6

2.4
0.9
1.7

–
–
–

–
–
–

Bill payments
Automatic......................................................................................
Direct deduction from income....................................................
Other automatic..........................................................................
Online............................................................................................
By mail, in person, or by phone.....................................................

1.7
–
0.2
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.6
0.3
0.1
–
0.3
0.4

1.1
0.4
0.1
–
0.3
0.5

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Nonbill payments
Retail and services
Online or electronic......................................................................
By mail, in person, or by phone....................................................
Retail goods...............................................................................
Services.....................................................................................

2.7
na
0.5
na
1.9
0.7

1.5
–
0.2
1.3
0.9
0.7

1.6
–
0.3
1.3
0.8
0.7

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Person to person
Online or electronic......................................................................
By mail, in person, or by phone....................................................

na
na
na

0.3
0.1
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.3

–
–
–

–
–
–

Total
Online or electronic
By mail, in person , or by phone

08-09ʳ

Share (%)
Percentage share

2008ʳ

Total
Online or electronic
By mail or in person

2009ʳ

09-10

Change
2010

08-09ʳ

09-10

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Bill payments
Automatic......................................................................................
Direct deduction from income....................................................
Other automatic..........................................................................
Online............................................................................................
By mail, in person, or by phone.....................................................

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Nonbill Payments
Retail and services
Online or electronic......................................................................
By mail, in person, or by phone....................................................
Retail goods...............................................................................
Services.....................................................................................

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Person to person
Online or electronic......................................................................
By mail, in person, or by phone....................................................

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Standard errors are not caculated for cells denoted with a dash. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 22
Use of Payment Instruments in a Typical Month, by Type of Transaction
Nonbill payments
Bill Payments
Number per consumer

Retail, Service and Person
to Person

Online
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash......................................................
Check or money order...........................
Check.................................................
Money order......................................
Traveler's check....................................

0.4
0.3
0.2
–
0.0
na

0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
na

0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
na

0.1
na
0.1
na
na
na

0.1
na
0.1
0.1
0.0
na

0.1
na
0.1
0.1
0.0
na

1.2
1.1
0.3
na
0.0
na

1.1
1.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
na

0.9
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.1
na

Payment cards
Debit.....................................................
Credit....................................................
Prepaid..................................................

0.8
0.7
0.3
0.0

0.4
0.3
0.2
0.0

0.7
0.7
0.2
0.0

0.4
0.3
0.2
0.0

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0

1.6
1.3
0.7
0.1

0.8
0.7
0.4
0.1

0.9
0.8
0.5
0.1

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment.................
Bank account number payment.............

0.9
0.4
0.6

0.2
0.2
0.1

0.2
0.2
0.1

0.1
na
0.1

0.1
na
0.1

0.2
na
0.2

na
na
na

0.1
0.0
0.1

0.0
0.0
0.0

Other methods of payment
Direct deduction from income..............

0.2

0.1

0.1

na

na

na

na

na

na

Nonbill Payments
Bill Payments
Percentage share

Retail, Service and Person
to Person

Online
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash......................................................
Check or money order...........................
Check.................................................
Money order......................................
Traveler's check....................................

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Payment cards
Debit.....................................................
Credit....................................................
Prepaid..................................................

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment.................
Bank account number payment.............

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Other methods of payment
Direct deduction from income..............

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Standard errors are not caculated for cells denoted with a dash. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 23
Use of Payment Instruments in a Typical Month, by Type of Bill Payment

Automatic

By Mail, in Person, or
by Phone

Online

Mean number per consumer
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash.................................................................................
Check or money order.....................................................
Check...........................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Traveler's check...............................................................

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

0.4
0.3
0.2
na
0.0
na

0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
na

0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
na

Payment cards
Debit................................................................................
Credit...............................................................................
Prepaid............................................................................

0.4
0.3
0.2
na

0.2
0.1
0.1
na

0.3
0.3
0.1
na

0.4
0.3
0.1
na

0.2
0.2
0.1
na

0.3
0.3
0.1
na

0.3
0.3
0.1
0.0

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0

0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment*.........................................
Bank account number payment.......................................

0.3
0.3
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.1

0.6
0.4
0.2

0.2
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.1
0.1

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income.........................................

0.2

0.1

0.1

na

na

na

na

na

na

Automatic

By Mail, in Person, or
by Phone

Online

Percentage share
2008

2009

2010

2008

2009

2010

2008

2009

2010

Paper instruments
Cash.................................................................................
Check or money order.....................................................
Check...........................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Traveler's check...............................................................

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Payment cards
Debit................................................................................
Credit...............................................................................
Prepaid............................................................................

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment*.........................................
Bank account number payment.......................................

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Other means of payment
Direct deduction from income.........................................

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

*The 2008 automatic bill payment number for online banking bill payment is derived from the ratio of total electronic automatic bill payments to total
number of online banking bill payments in the 2009 SCPC.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Standard errors are not caculated for cells denoted with a dash. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Use of Payment Instruments in a Typical Month, by Type of Retail Goods
Total*
Mean number per consumer

Essential Goods†

Nonessential Goods†

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash.................................................................................
Check or money order.....................................................
Check...........................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Traveler's check...............................................................

0.9
0.9
0.1
na
na
na

0.6
0.6
–
0.1
0.0
na

0.4
0.4
–
0.1
0.0
na

0.7
0.7
0.1
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

0.5
0.5
0.1
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

Payment cards
Debit................................................................................
Credit...............................................................................
Prepaid............................................................................

1.2
1.1
0.5
0.1

0.6
0.5
0.3
0.1

0.6
0.5
0.3
0.0

0.9
0.8
0.3
0.1

na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na

0.5
0.4
0.2
0.0

na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment...........................................
Bank account number payment.......................................

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

Total*
Percentage share

Essential Goods†

Nonessential Goods†

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash.................................................................................
Check or money order.....................................................
Check...........................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Traveler's check...............................................................

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Payment cards
Debit................................................................................
Credit...............................................................................
Prepaid............................................................................

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment...........................................
Bank account number payment.......................................

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

* Adjusted for changes from 2008 to 2009 in the survey definition of transaction categories to make the two years directly comparable.
† For definitions of essential and nonessential goods, see Appendix A.5 in Foster, Meijer, Schuh, and Zabek 2009.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Standard errors are not caculated for cells denoted with a dash. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Use of Payment Instruments in a Typical Month, by Type of Nonretail, In-Person Transactions
Total*
Mean number per consumer

Services and Other

Person to Person

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Paper instruments
Cash.................................................................................
Check or money order......................................................
Check............................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Traveler's check................................................................

0.5
0.3
0.2
na
na
na

0.7
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.0
na

0.6
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.0
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

0.6
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.0
na

0.4
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
na

na
na
na
na
na
na

0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
na

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
na

Payment cards
Debit................................................................................
Credit...............................................................................
Prepaid.............................................................................

0.4
0.3
0.2
0.0

0.4
0.3
0.2
0.0

0.5
0.4
0.2
0.0

na
na
na
na

0.3
0.3
0.2
0.0

0.4
0.4
0.2
0.0

na
na
na
na

0.1
0.1
0.0
na

0.1
0.1
0.1
na

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment............................................
Bank account number payment........................................

na
na
na

0.1
0.0
0.1

0.0
0.0
0.0

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

na
na
na

0.1
0.0
0.1

0.0
0.0
0.0

Total*

Services and Other

Person to Person

Percentage share
2008

2009

2010

2008

2009

2010

2008

2009

2010

Paper instruments
Cash.................................................................................
Check or money order......................................................
Check............................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Traveler's check................................................................

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Payment cards
Debit................................................................................
Credit...............................................................................
Prepaid.............................................................................

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment............................................
Bank account number payment........................................

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

* Adjusted for changes from 2008 to 2009 in the survey definition of transaction categories to make the two years directly comparable.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Standard errors are not caculated for cells denoted with a dash. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Payment Instruments Used in a Typical Period, by Type of Instrument and Transaction
Mean number per consumer
Typical month

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

All payments (9 instruments available)*
Paper instruments..................................................................................................................
Payment cards.......................................................................................................................
Electronic payments..............................................................................................................

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

Bill payments (8 instruments available)†
Paper instruments..................................................................................................................
Payment cards.......................................................................................................................
Electronic payments..............................................................................................................

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

Online payments (6 instruments available)‡
Paper instruments..................................................................................................................
Payment cards.......................................................................................................................
Electronic payments..............................................................................................................

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

In-person payments (8 instruments available)**
Paper instruments..................................................................................................................
Payment cards.......................................................................................................................
Electronic payments..............................................................................................................

0.1
0.0
0.0
na

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Typical year

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

All payments (9 instruments available)*
Paper instruments..................................................................................................................
Payment cards.......................................................................................................................
Electronic payments..............................................................................................................

0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

Bill payments (8 instruments available)†
Paper instruments..................................................................................................................
Payment cards.......................................................................................................................
Electronic payments..............................................................................................................

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

Online payments (6 instruments available)‡
Paper instruments..................................................................................................................
Payment cards.......................................................................................................................
Electronic payments..............................................................................................................

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

In-person payments (8 instruments available)**
Paper instruments..................................................................................................................
Payment cards.......................................................................................................................
Electronic payments..............................................................................................................

0.1
0.0
0.0
na

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

* The 9 available payment instruments include cash, check, traveler's check, money order, debit card, credit card, prepaid card, OBBP, and BANP.
† Traveler's check is not accepted as a payment instrument for bill payments.
‡ Cash, traveler's check, and OBBP are not accepted as payment instruments for online payments.
** OBBP is not accepted as a payment instrument for in-person payments
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 27
Loss, Theft, or Fraudulent Use of Payment Instrument
Percentage of consumers

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Lost or stolen in past 12 months
Cash............................................................................................................................................
Checks.........................................................................................................................................
Credit card...................................................................................................................................
Debit card....................................................................................................................................

na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na

1.2
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.6

Percentage of adopters

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Lost or stolen in past 12 months
Cash............................................................................................................................................
Checks.........................................................................................................................................
Credit card...................................................................................................................................
Debit card....................................................................................................................................

na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na

1.2
1.0
0.6
0.7
0.8

Mean dollar value* (adopters)

2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Amount lost or stolen in past 12 months
Cash............................................................................................................................................

na

na

153

Amount of fraudulent charges in past 12 months†
Checks.........................................................................................................................................
Credit card...................................................................................................................................
Debit card....................................................................................................................................

na
na
na

na
na
na

27
247
179

* Amount reported is the total amount of loss or fraud over the past 12 months among consumers who experienced loss, theft, or fraud.
† The amount of fraudulent charges may not be the actual amount of the loss borne by consumers. Actual consumer loss depends on the policies of
depository institutions and card network agreements.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.
The notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available. Dollar values are not adjuted for inflation.

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Table 28
Importance Rankings of Characteristics of Payment Instruments
Percentage of consumers
2008r
Characteristics
Acceptance for payment........................................................
Acquisition and setup............................................................
Control over payment timing.................................................
Cost.......................................................................................
Ease of use.............................................................................
Payment records....................................................................
Payment speed.......................................................................
Security..................................................................................

2009r
Characteristics
Acceptance for payment........................................................
Convenience..........................................................................
Cost.......................................................................................
Security..................................................................................

2010
Characteristics
Acceptance for payment........................................................
Acquisition and setup............................................................
Convenience..........................................................................
Cost.......................................................................................
Payment records....................................................................
Security..................................................................................

Most
Important

2nd Most

3rd Most

4th Most

5th Most

Least
Important

1.7
0.2
1.4
1.8
2.6
1.1
0.9
2.3

na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na

1.9
2.5
2.1
1.1
1.0
1.6
1.7
0.5

Most
Important

2nd Most

3rd Most

4th Most

5th Most

Least
Important

1.5
1.6
1.7
1.7

1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4

1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2

na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na

1.4
1.4
1.3
0.8

Most
Important

2nd Most

3rd Most

4th Most

5th Most

Least
Important

1.4
1.1
1.5
1.6
1.2
1.7

1.4
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.5

1.3
1.0
1.4
1.1
1.2
1.2

1.3
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.2

1.0
1.3
1.0
0.9
1.2
0.8

1.2
1.5
0.6
0.8
1.2
0.3

NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the section may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available. Each survey asked about a different set of characteristics, as indicated in this table.

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Table 29A
Assessments of Payment Instruments: Acceptance for Payment
Percentage of consumers

Cash
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Check
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Debit card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Credit card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Prepaid card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Bank account number payment*
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Online banking bill payment*
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..

Rarely Accepted

Occasionally
Accepted

Often
Accepted

Usually Accepted

Almost Always
Accepted

0.7
0.6
0.4

1.2
0.4
0.3

1.9
1.2
1.0

1.4
1.0
1.2

2.5
1.5
1.5

0.7
1.1
0.6

1.8
1.3
1.2

2.4
1.6
1.6

2.5
1.5
1.6

2.2
1.2
1.4

0.7
1.0
0.5

1.3
0.2
0.4

2.0
1.4
0.9

2.6
1.5
1.6

2.6
1.7
1.7

0.9
1.0
0.5

0.1
0.4
0.4

1.9
1.1
0.8

2.6
1.5
1.6

2.7
1.7
1.7

1.0
1.1
0.7

1.4
0.8
0.9

2.2
1.5
1.5

2.5
1.5
1.6

2.4
1.5
1.6

1.7
1.6
1.6

1.8
1.3
1.3

2.4
1.4
1.6

2.3
1.0
1.1

2.2
1.3
1.0

1.7
1.3
1.1

1.8
0.9
0.8

2.4
1.6
1.6

2.3
1.4
1.6

2.2
1.4
1.5

* In 2008 respondents were asked to assess "electronic deduction." In the 2009 and 2010 SCPC, we disaggregated the rating of electronic deduction into
"bank account number payment" and "online banking bill payment".
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the row may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.

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Table 29B
Assessments of Payment Instruments: Acquisition and Setup
Percentage of consumers
Very Hard to Get Hard to Get or Neither Hard nor Easy to Get or Set Very Easy to Get
or Set Up
Set up
Easy
Up
or Set Up
Cash
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Check
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Debit card
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Credit card
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Prepaid card
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Bank account number payment*
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Online banking bill payment*
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..

0.7
na
0.7

1.7
na
1.7

1.7
na
1.7

2.7
na
2.7

2.8
na
2.8

1.1
na
1.1

1.8
na
1.8

2.0
na
2.0

2.7
na
2.7

1.7
na
1.7

0.7
na
0.7

1.7
na
1.7

2.1
na
2.1

2.7
na
2.7

2.0
na
2.0

1.2
na
1.2

1.8
na
1.8

2.0
na
2.0

2.7
na
2.7

1.9
na
1.9

1.0
na
1.0

2.0
na
2.0

2.3
na
2.3

2.6
na
2.6

1.8
na
1.8

1.1
na
0.7

2.1
na
1.1

2.2
na
1.6

2.7
na
1.5

1.5
na
1.6

1.1
na
0.8

2.1
na
1.0

2.2
na
1.6

2.7
na
1.5

1.5
na
1.5

* In 2008 respondents were asked to assess "electronic deduction." In the 2009 and 2010 SCPC, we disaggregated the rating of electronic deduction into
"bank account number payment" and "online banking bill payment".
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the row may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 29C
Assessments of Payment Instruments: Control Over Payment Timing
Percentage of consumers
Very Low
Control
Cash
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Check
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Debit card
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Credit card
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Prepaid card
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Electronic deduction*
2008r…………………………….
2009…………………………….
2010……………………………..

Low Control

Neither Low nor
High Control

High Control

Very High Control

1.4
na
na

1.9
na
na

1.7
na
na

2.4
na
na

2.6
na
na

1.2
na
na

2.5
na
na

2.1
na
na

2.4
na
na

1.8
na
na

1.4
na
na

2.0
na
na

2.0
na
na

2.6
na
na

1.9
na
na

1.3
na
na

2.1
na
na

2.0
na
na

2.6
na
na

1.9
na
na

1.5
na
na

2.1
na
na

2.3
na
na

2.6
na
na

1.7
na
na

1.5
na
na

2.1
na
na

2.1
na
na

2.6
na
na

2.0
na
na

* In 2008 respondents were asked to assess "electronic deduction." In the 2009 and 2010 SCPC, we disaggregated the rating of electronic deduction into
"bank account number payment" and "online banking bill payment."
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the row may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The
notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 29D
Assessments of Payment Instruments: Convenience*
Percentage of consumers
Very
Inconvenient
Cash
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Check
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Debit card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Credit card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010..................................................
Prepaid card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Bank account number payment
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Online banking bill payment
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..

Inconvenient

Neither
Inconvenient nor
Convenient

Convenient

Very Convenient

0.6
0.5
1.0

2.3
0.6
1.0

2.3
1.3
1.1

2.2
1.4
1.4

2.6
1.7
1.7

0.7
1.1
1.3

2.2
1.2
1.4

2.4
1.6
1.5

2.6
1.4
1.5

1.5
1.3
1.1

0.7
0.9
0.9

1.6
0.5
0.4

2.4
1.3
1.0

2.3
1.4
1.5

2.6
1.7
1.7

0.7
0.9
0.9

1.7
0.4
0.6

2.2
1.3
1.0

2.4
1.4
1.5

2.7
1.7
1.7

0.9
1.0
0.9

1.8
1.1
1.3

2.7
1.6
1.5

2.0
1.3
1.5

2.2
1.5
1.4

1.2
1.3
1.4

2.0
1.3
1.3

2.5
1.6
1.5

2.3
1.2
1.4

2.1
1.4
1.1

1.2
1.1
1.0

2.0
0.8
0.7

2.5
1.6
1.3

2.3
1.4
1.5

2.1
1.6
1.7

* In 2008, the survey referred to this concept as "Ease of use". The numbers are not directly comparable due to differences in the definitions of "Ease of
use" and "Convenience."
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the row may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.

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Table 29E
Assessments of Payment Instruments: Cost
Percentage of consumers

Cash
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Check
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Debit card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Credit card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Prepaid card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Bank account number payment*
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Online banking bill payment*
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..

Very High Cost

High Cost

Neither High nor
Low Cost

Low Cost

Very Low Cost

0.7
0.5
0.3

1.8
0.7
0.6

2.6
1.3
1.6

1.3
0.9
0.9

2.9
1.6
1.7

0.8
0.9
0.5

2.1
0.9
0.9

2.6
1.7
1.7

2.5
1.5
1.7

1.8
1.5
1.4

0.8
0.9
0.3

2.0
0.9
0.9

2.7
1.6
1.7

2.2
1.5
1.6

2.2
1.6
1.6

2.1
1.6
1.2

2.6
1.6
1.4

2.2
1.4
1.7

1.8
1.0
1.3

1.3
1.1
1.1

1.0
1.0
0.6

2.1
1.3
1.2

2.7
1.7
1.7

1.6
1.3
1.4

1.7
1.3
1.4

1.0
1.0
0.6

2.0
0.7
0.7

2.7
1.7
1.8

1.9
1.4
1.4

2.3
1.5
1.5

1.0
0.9
0.7

2.0
1.0
0.6

2.7
1.6
1.7

1.9
1.4
1.5

2.3
1.6
1.6

* In 2008 respondents were asked to assess "electronic deduction." In the 2009 and 2010 SCPC, we disaggregated the rating of electronic deduction into
"bank account number payment" and "online banking bill payment."
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the row may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.

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Table 29F
Assessments of Payment Instruments: Payment Records
Percentage of consumers

Cash
2008r…………………………….
2009.…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Check
2008r…………………………….
2009.…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Debit card
2008r…………………………….
2009.…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Credit card
2008r…………………………….
2009.…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Prepaid card
2008r…………………………….
2009.…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Bank account number payment*
2008r…………………………….
2009.…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Online banking bill payment*
2008r…………………………….
2009.…………………………….
2010……………………………..

Very Poor
Records

Poor Records

Neither Good
nor Poor

Good Records

Very Good
Records

2.4
na
1.6

2.2
na
1.3

2.5
na
1.6

1.5
na
1.1

1.5
na
1.2

0.6
na
0.2

1.8
na
0.6

2.1
na
1.1

2.6
na
1.7

2.5
na
1.6

1.0
na
0.3

1.8
na
0.6

2.5
na
1.1

2.4
na
1.7

2.4
na
1.7

0.7
na
0.4

1.8
na
0.9

2.2
na
1.0

2.4
na
1.6

2.6
na
1.7

1.4
na
1.4

2.2
na
1.1

2.6
na
1.6

1.4
na
1.4

2.1
na
1.1

1.0
na
0.5

1.9
na
0.6

2.5
na
1.3

2.2
na
1.7

2.4
na
1.6

1.0
na
0.4

1.9
na
0.5

2.5
na
1.1

2.2
na
1.6

2.4
na
1.7

* In 2008 respondents were asked to assess "electronic deduction." In the 2009 and 2010 SCPC, we disaggregated the rating of electronic deduction into
"bank account number payment" and "online banking bill payment."
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the row may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.
The notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 29G
Assessments of Payment Instruments: Payment Speed
Percentage of consumers

Cash
2008r…………………………….
2009……………………………..
2010……………………………..
Check
2008r…………………………….
2009……………………………..
2010……………………………..
Debit card
2008r…………………………….
2009……………………………..
2010……………………………..
Credit card
2008r…………………………….
2009……………………………..
2010……………………………..
Prepaid card
2008r…………………………….
2009……………………………..
2010……………………………..
Electronic deduction
2008r…………………………….
2009……………………………..
2010……………………………..

Very Slow

Slow

Neither Slow
nor Fast

Fast

Very Fast

0.6
na
na

1.7
na
na

2.4
na
na

2.3
na
na

2.7
na
na

1.4
na
na

2.3
na
na

2.8
na
na

1.9
na
na

1.1
na
na

0.9
na
na

1.9
na
na

2.4
na
na

2.5
na
na

2.3
na
na

0.9
na
na

1.9
na
na

2.3
na
na

2.6
na
na

2.3
na
na

1.1
na
na

1.8
na
na

2.6
na
na

2.4
na
na

2.0
na
na

1.0
na
na

1.9
na
na

2.6
na
na

2.3
na
na

2.3
na
na

NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the row may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.
The notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 29H
Assessments of Payment Instruments: Security
Percentage of consumers

Cash
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Check
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Debit card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Credit card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Prepaid card
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Bank account number payment*
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Online banking bill payment*
2008r…………………………….
2009r…………………………….
2010……………………………..

Very Risky

Risky

Neither Risky
nor Secure

Secure

Very Secure

2.6
1.5
1.6

2.2
1.0
1.3

1.7
1.3
1.3

1.3
1.0
0.9

2.3
1.7
1.6

1.7
1.5
0.9

2.6
1.5
1.7

1.7
1.3
1.4

2.2
1.5
1.4

1.9
0.9
1.2

1.5
1.5
0.8

2.6
1.4
1.6

2.1
1.5
1.3

2.1
1.4
1.6

2.0
1.1
1.3

1.7
1.5
1.0

2.6
1.4
1.6

1.7
1.4
1.1

2.2
1.4
1.6

2.0
1.1
1.3

2.0
1.5
1.4

2.5
1.3
1.5

2.2
1.6
1.5

1.7
1.3
1.2

1.9
1.1
1.1

1.5
1.7
1.4

2.5
1.4
1.6

2.2
1.4
1.4

2.0
1.2
1.2

2.2
1.0
1.2

1.5
1.5
1.1

2.5
1.4
1.5

2.2
1.4
1.4

2.0
1.4
1.5

2.2
1.1
1.3

* In 2008 respondents were asked to assess "electronic deduction." In the 2009 and 2010 SCPC, we disaggregated the rating of electronic deduction into
"bank account number payment" and "online banking bill payment."
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the row may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers in italics are not
comparable across years due to changes in the survey questionnaire or methodology. Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values.

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Table 29I
Assessments of Payment Locations: Security
Percentage of consumers
Very Risky

Risky

Neither Risky
nor Secure

Secure

Very Secure

In person
2008……………………………..
2009……………………………..
2010……………………………..

na
na
0.1

na
na
0.4

na
na
0.9

na
na
1.4

na
na
1.6

Online
2008……………………………..
2009……………………………..
2010……………………………..

na
na
1.3

na
na
1.6

na
na
1.1

na
na
1.6

na
na
1.0

na
na
1.3

na
na
1.5

na
na
1.5

na
na
1.6

na
na
0.7

na
na
1.1

na
na
1.7

na
na
1.4

na
na
1.5

na
na
0.7

na
na
1.3

na
na
1.7

na
na
1.4

na
na
1.3

na
na
0.6

By mail
2008……………………………..
2009……………………………..
2010……………………………..
By phone
2008……………………………..
2009……………………………..
2010……………………………..
Mobile
2008……………………………..
2009……………………………..
2010……………………………..

NOTES: Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 29J
Assessment of Debit Authorization Mode
Percentage of consumers
Very Risky

Risky

Neither Risky
nor Secure

PIN debit card
2008.…………………………….
2009.…………………………….
2010……………………………..

na
na
0.7

na
na
1.2

na
na
1.5

na
na
1.6

na
na
1.5

Signature debit card
2008.…………………………….
2009.…………………………….
2010……………………………..

na
na
0.6

na
na
1.3

na
na
1.5

na
na
1.7

na
na
1.2

na
na
1.7

na
na
1.6

na
na
1.3

na
na
1.1

na
na
0.6

na
na
1.3

na
na
1.7

na
na
1.5

na
na
1.2

na
na
0.7

Security

No PIN and no signature debit card
2008.…………………………….
2009.…………………………….
2010……………………………..
Using a debit card online
2008.…………………………….
2009.…………………………….
2010……………………………..

Secure

Very Secure

NOTES: Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

Table 29K
Preferred Way of Authorizing Debit Card Payments
Percentage of consumers
2008
PIN......................................................................................................................
Signature..............................................................................................................
Either one is fine/I'm indifferent..........................................................................
Neither one/ I prefer not to enter a PIN or give my signature..............................

na
na
na
na

2009

2010

na
na
na
na

1.8
1.7
1.4
0.6

NOTES: Numbers may not sum exactly due to rounding or missing values. The notation "na" indicates that the estimate is not available.

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Table 30
Demographics: Gender, Age, Race, and Education*
Percentage of consumers
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Gender
Male...................................................................................................................................
Female................................................................................................................................

2.7
2.7

1.7
1.7

1.7
1.7

Age
18–24.................................................................................................................................
25–34.................................................................................................................................
35–44.................................................................................................................................
45–54.................................................................................................................................
55–64.................................................................................................................................
65 and older.......................................................................................................................

2.5
2.4
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8

1.2
1.8
1.2
1.1
0.9
1.1

1.2
1.8
1.3
1.1
0.9
1.1

Race
White..................................................................................................................................
Black..................................................................................................................................
Asian..................................................................................................................................
Other..................................................................................................................................

2.8
2.7
0.8
1.3

1.9
1.7
0.5
1.3

1.9
1.7
0.5
1.3

Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino..............................................................................................................

2.2

1.6

1.6

Education
No high school diploma.....................................................................................................
High school........................................................................................................................
Some college......................................................................................................................
College...............................................................................................................................
Post-graduate study............................................................................................................

2.1
2.9
1.9
1.1
1.2

1.3
1.8
1.3
0.8
0.7

0.9
1.9
1.3
0.8
0.8

* Estimates are weighted. The table of unweighted sample demographics is available upon request.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers may not sum
exactly due to rounding or missing values.

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Table 31
Income and Labor Force Status*
Percentage of consumers
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Household income
Less than $25,000.................................................................................................................
$25,000–$49,999..................................................................................................................
$50,000–$74,999..................................................................................................................
$75,000–$99,999..................................................................................................................
$100,000–$124,999..............................................................................................................
$125,000 or more..................................................................................................................
$125,000–$199,999...........................................................................................................
$200,000 or more..............................................................................................................

2.4
2.6
1.6
2.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.5

1.8
1.5
1.2
0.9
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.4

1.8
1.5
1.3
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4

Respondent income
Highest in household............................................................................................................
About equal to highest..........................................................................................................
2nd highest............................................................................................................................
3rd highest or lower..............................................................................................................

2.7
2.1
2.5
1.2

1.7
1.2
1.5
1.3

1.7
1.4
1.4
1.1

Labor force status
Working now........................................................................................................................
Unemployed and looking for work.......................................................................................
Temporarily laid off, on sick or other leave..........................................................................
Disabled................................................................................................................................
Retired..................................................................................................................................
Homemaker...........................................................................................................................
Other.....................................................................................................................................

2.4
0.8
0.1
0.9
2.0
0.8
0.6

1.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
1.1
0.4
0.4

1.6
1.3
0.4
0.9
1.1
0.9
0.5

* Estimates are weighted. The table of unweighted sample demographics is available upon request.
NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers may not sum exactly
due to rounding or missing values.

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Table 32
Consumers' Financial Responsibility in the Household
Percentage of consumers
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Budgeting
All.........................................................................................................................................
Most......................................................................................................................................
Shared equally.......................................................................................................................
Some......................................................................................................................................
None......................................................................................................................................

2.5
1.4
2.3
2.5
1.3

1.7
1.1
1.5
1.0
1.3

1.7
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.2

Bill payment
All.........................................................................................................................................
Most......................................................................................................................................
Shared equally.......................................................................................................................
Some......................................................................................................................................
None......................................................................................................................................

2.6
1.2
2.2
2.6
1.4

1.7
1.0
1.3
1.2
1.2

1.7
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

Shopping
All.........................................................................................................................................
Most......................................................................................................................................
Shared equally.......................................................................................................................
Some......................................................................................................................................
None......................................................................................................................................

2.4
1.3
2.6
2.1
1.5

1.6
1.0
1.5
1.5
1.0

1.6
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.0

Asset management
All.........................................................................................................................................
Most......................................................................................................................................
Shared equally.......................................................................................................................
Some......................................................................................................................................
None......................................................................................................................................

2.5
1.2
2.6
1.9
1.7

1.6
0.9
1.4
1.1
1.5

1.6
1.2
1.4
1.0
1.5

NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers may not sum exactly
due to rounding or missing values.

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Table 33
Selected Assets and Liabilities
Percentage of consumers, except as noted
2008ʳ

2009ʳ

2010

Credit card debt
Carried unpaid balance at any time during the past 12 months ............................................

2.8

1.6

1.6

Mean credit card balance unpaid, previous month (dollars)
Per credit card adopter......................................................................................................
Per adopter with unpaid balance.......................................................................................

466
740

304
504

333
559

Median credit card balance unpaid, previous month (dollars)
Per credit card adopter......................................................................................................
Per adopter with unpaid balance.......................................................................................

75
565

76
407

76
249

Change in unpaid balance since a year ago
Much lower........................................................................................................................
Lower.................................................................................................................................
About the same..................................................................................................................
Higher................................................................................................................................
Much higher.......................................................................................................................

2.4
3.7
3.0
2.2
3.0

1.3
1.9
2.1
1.7
1.5

1.4
2.2
2.2
1.6
1.3

Home ownership
Home ownership rate ...........................................................................................................

2.8

1.8

1.8

NOTES: Superscript "r" denotes that numbers in the column may have been revised since the last time they were published. Numbers may not sum exactly
due to rounding or missing values.

Survey of Consumer Payment Choice

Version of January 2014
T-42

©2008–2014 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston