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2012 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice - 2017-12-06

The 2012 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice
Table of Contents
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Table 6
Table 7
Table 8
Table 9
Table 10
Table 11
Table 12
Table 13
Table 14
Table 15
Table 16
Table 17
Table 18

All Payments by Type of Instrument in October 2012
Nonbill Payments by Type of Instrument in October 2012
Bill Payments by Type of Instrument in October 2012
All Payments by Type of Consumer Expenditure in October 2012
Nonbill Payments by Type of Consumer Expenditure in October 2012
Bill Payments by Type of Consumer Expenditure in October 2012
All Payments by Type of Consumer Expenditure and Payment Instruments in October 2012
Payment Steering by Type of Consumer Expenditure in October 2012
Nonbill Payments by Device in October 2012
Bill Payments by Location in October 2012
Share of Consumers Using Payment Instruments in October 2012
Number of Payments by Dollar Value of Transaction in October 2012
Cash Holdings by Denomination in October 2012
Cash Deposits by Location in October 2012
Cash Withdrawals by Location in October 2012
Cash Withdrawals by Source of Funds in October 2012
Share of Consumers Managing Their Cash in October
Demographics: Gender, Age, Race, and Education

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Table 1
All Payments by Type of Instrument in October 2012
Top: Number of transactions per consumer, dollar value per transaction, and dollar value per consumer
Bottom: Percent share of transactions and dollar value per consumer
Value
Number per
Average
consumer
per transaction
per consumer
All payments
Paper instruments
Cash................................................................................
Check or money order.....................................................
Check...........................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Travelers check...............................................................
Payment cards
Debit...............................................................................
PIN debit......................................................................
Non-PIN debit..............................................................
Credit..............................................................................
Prepaid/Gift/EBT card....................................................
Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment...........................................
Bank account number payment.......................................
Text payment
Other payment method
Unreported payment method*

59.0
27.8
23.7
4.1
3.9
0.2
0.0
25.9
14.4
7.3
7.1
10.2
1.3
4.5
2.6
1.9
0.0
0.8
0.0

Percent share

Number per
consumer

All payments
Paper instruments
Cash................................................................................
Check or money order.....................................................
Check...........................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Travelers check...............................................................
Payment cards
Debit...............................................................................
PIN debit......................................................................
Non-PIN debit..............................................................
Credit..............................................................................
Prepaid/Gift/EBT card....................................................
Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment...........................................
Bank account number payment.......................................
Text payment
Other payment method
Unreported payment method*

100.0
47.1
40.2
6.9
6.6
0.3
0.0
43.9
24.4
12.3
12.1
17.3
2.2
7.6
4.4
3.2
0.0
1.4
0.1

69
51
21
228
228
243
0
50
44
44
45
61
22
274
313
219
142
116
69

4043
1424
495
930
890
39
0
1289
638
316
323
622
29
1231
817
415
1
95
2

Value
per transaction
per consumer
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

100.0
35.2
12.2
23.0
22.0
1.0
0.0
31.9
15.8
7.8
8.0
15.4
0.7
30.5
20.2
10.3
0.0
2.3
0.1

* Unreported payment method refers to transactions for which the respondent did not report a payment instrument type.

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Table 2
Nonbill Payments by Type of Instrument in October 2012
Top: Number of transactions per consumer, dollar value per transaction, and dollar value per consumer
Bottom: Percent share of transactions and dollar value per consumer
Value
Number per
Average
consumer
per transaction
per consumer
All nonbill payments
Paper instruments
Cash................................................................................
Check or money order.....................................................
Check...........................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Travelers check...............................................................
Payment cards
Debit...............................................................................
PIN debit......................................................................
Non-PIN debit..............................................................
Credit..............................................................................
Prepaid/Gift/EBT card....................................................
Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment...........................................
Bank account number payment.......................................
Text payment
Other payment method
Unreported payment method*

50.7
25.2
23.3
1.9
1.8
0.0
0.0
24.4
13.4
7.0
6.4
9.7
1.3
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.5
0.0

Percent share

Number per
consumer

All nonbill payments
Paper instruments
Cash................................................................................
Check or money order.....................................................
Check...........................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Travelers check...............................................................
Payment cards
Debit...............................................................................
PIN debit......................................................................
Non-PIN debit..............................................................
Credit..............................................................................
Prepaid/Gift/EBT card....................................................
Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment...........................................
Bank account number payment.......................................
Text payment
Other payment method
Unreported payment method*

100.0
49.7
46.0
3.7
3.6
0.0
0.0
48.2
26.4
13.9
12.6
19.2
2.5
1.1
0.6
0.5
0.0
1.0
0.1

42
34
19
223
221
386
0
45
39
40
37
58
22
202
299
86
163
65
48

2122
867
452
415
407
8
0
1110
517
281
236
565
28
110
88
21
1
33
1

Value
per transaction
per consumer
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

100.0
40.9
21.3
19.6
19.2
0.4
0.0
52.3
24.4
13.3
11.1
26.6
1.3
5.2
4.2
1.0
0.0
1.6
0.1

* Unreported payment method refers to transactions for which the respondent did not report a payment instrument type.

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Table 3
Bill Payments by Type of Instrument in October 2012
Top: Number of transactions per consumer, dollar value per transaction, and dollar value per consumer
Bottom: Percent share of transactions and dollar value per consumer
Value
Number per
Average
consumer
per transaction
per consumer
All bill payments
Paper instruments
Cash................................................................................
Check or money order.....................................................
Check...........................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Travelers check...............................................................
Payment cards
Debit...............................................................................
PIN debit......................................................................
Non-PIN debit..............................................................
Credit..............................................................................
Prepaid/Gift/EBT card....................................................
Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment...........................................
Bank account number payment.......................................
Text payment
Other payment method
Unreported payment method*

8.3
2.6
0.4
2.2
2.1
0.1
0.0
1.5
1.0
0.2
0.8
0.4
0.0
4.0
2.3
1.6
0.0
0.3
0.0

Percent share

Number per
consumer

All bill payments
Paper instruments
Cash................................................................................
Check or money order.....................................................
Check...........................................................................
Money order.................................................................
Travelers check...............................................................
Payment cards
Debit...............................................................................
PIN debit......................................................................
Non-PIN debit..............................................................
Credit..............................................................................
Prepaid/Gift/EBT card....................................................
Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment...........................................
Bank account number payment.......................................
Text payment
Other payment method
Unreported payment method*

100.0
31.2
4.7
26.5
24.9
1.7
0.0
17.5
12.2
2.9
9.3
5.2
0.1
47.5
27.8
19.8
0.1
3.7
0.1

231
214
110
233
234
222
0
123
119
145
111
133
83
284
315
239
120
202
177

1921
557
43
514
483
31
0
179
121
34
86
57
1
1122
728
393
1
62
1

Value
per transaction
per consumer
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

100.0
29.0
2.2
26.8
25.2
1.6
0.0
9.3
6.3
1.8
4.5
3.0
0.1
58.4
37.9
20.5
0.0
3.2
0.0

* Unreported payment method refers to transactions for which the respondent did not report a payment instrument type.

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Table 4
All Payments by Type of Consumer Expenditure in October 2012
Top: Number of transactions per consumer, dollar value per transaction, and dollar value per consumer
Bottom: Percent share of transactions and dollar value per consumer
Value
Number per
Average
consumer
per transaction
per consumer
All payments
Food and personal care supplies.........................................
Auto and vehicle related.....................................................
General merchandise..........................................................
Entertainment and transportation........................................
Housing related..................................................................
Medical, education, and personal services..........................
Financial, professional, miscellaneous services..................
Government and nonprofit..................................................
Gifts and transfers to people...............................................
Other/unknown expenditure category.................................

59.0
28.1
7.0
7.5
3.7
3.6
2.5
1.8
1.1
1.9
1.6

Percent share

Number per
consumer

All payments
Food and personal care supplies.........................................
Auto and vehicle related.....................................................
General merchandise..........................................................
Entertainment and transportation........................................
Housing related..................................................................
Medical, education, and personal services..........................
Financial, professional, miscellaneous services..................
Government and nonprofit..................................................
Gifts and transfers to people...............................................
Other/unknown expenditure category.................................

100.0
47.7
11.9
12.7
6.3
6.2
4.3
3.1
1.9
3.3
2.7

69
22
74
58
64
246
106
297
106
61
183

4043
619
519
432
236
899
267
547
117
118
289

Value
per transaction
per consumer
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

100.0
15.3
12.8
10.7
5.8
22.2
6.6
13.5
2.9
2.9
7.1

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Table 5
Nonbill Payments by Type of Consumer Expenditure in October 2012
Top: Number of transactions per consumer, dollar value per transaction, and dollar value per consumer
Bottom: Percent share of transactions and dollar value per consumer
Value
Number per
Average
consumer
per transaction
per consumer
All nonbill payments
Food and personal care supplies.........................................
Auto and vehicle related.....................................................
General merchandise..........................................................
Entertainment and transportation........................................
Housing related..................................................................
Medical, education, and personal services..........................
Financial, professional, miscellaneous services..................
Government and nonprofit..................................................
Gifts and transfers to people...............................................
Unknown expenditure category..........................................

50.7
28.0
6.6
6.7
2.6
1.2
1.9
0.7
0.8
1.7
0.6

Percent share

Number per
consumer

All nonbill payments
Food and personal care supplies.........................................
Auto and vehicle related.....................................................
General merchandise..........................................................
Entertainment and transportation........................................
Housing related..................................................................
Medical, education, and personal services..........................
Financial, professional, miscellaneous services..................
Government and nonprofit..................................................
Gifts and transfers to people...............................................
Unknown expenditure category..........................................

100.0
55.3
13.0
13.2
5.0
2.4
3.7
1.3
1.6
3.3
1.2

42
21
56
49
43
172
83
282
65
48
52

2122
601
371
328
109
210
154
187
52
79
31

Value
per transaction
per consumer
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

100.0
28.3
17.5
15.4
5.2
9.9
7.2
8.8
2.5
3.7
1.5

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Table 6
Bill Payments by Type of Consumer Expenditure in October 2012
Top: Number of transactions per consumer, dollar value per transaction, and dollar value per consumer
Bottom: Percent share of transactions and dollar value per consumer
Value
Number per
Average
consumer
per transaction
per consumer
All bill payments
Food and personal care supplies.........................................
Auto and vehicle related.....................................................
General merchandise..........................................................
Entertainment and transportation........................................
Housing related..................................................................
Medical, education, and personal services..........................
Financial, professional, miscellaneous services..................
Government and nonprofit..................................................
Gifts and transfers to people...............................................
Unknown expenditure category..........................................

8.3
0.2
0.4
0.8
1.1
2.4
0.7
1.2
0.3
0.3
1.0

Percent share

Number per
consumer

All bill payments
Food and personal care supplies.........................................
Auto and vehicle related.....................................................
General merchandise..........................................................
Entertainment and transportation........................................
Housing related..................................................................
Medical, education, and personal services..........................
Financial, professional, miscellaneous services..................
Government and nonprofit..................................................
Gifts and transfers to people...............................................
Unknown expenditure category..........................................

100.0
1.8
5.2
9.3
13.6
29.1
7.9
14.1
3.7
3.5
11.7

231
122
343
134
112
284
173
306
210
136
264

1921
18
149
104
127
689
114
360
64
39
257

Value
per transaction
per consumer
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

100.0
1.0
7.7
5.4
6.6
35.8
5.9
18.8
3.4
2.0
13.4

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Table 7
All Payments by Type of Consumer Expenditure and Payment Instruments in October 2012
Percentage share of the number and value of transactions at the given type of consumer expenditure
Number of Transactions

Cash

All payments
Food and personal care supplies..............................
Auto and vehicle related.........................................
General merchandise...............................................
Entertainment and transportation............................
Housing related.......................................................
Medical, education, and personal services..............
Financial, professional, miscellaneous services.......
Government and nonprofit......................................
Gifts and transfers to people....................................
Unknown expenditure category...............................

40.0
50.2
35.3
28.8
38.9
8.4
27.3
15.4
43.8
68.3
19.8

Value of Transactions

Cash

All payments
Food and personal care supplies..............................
Auto and vehicle related.........................................
General merchandise...............................................
Entertainment and transportation............................
Housing related.......................................................
Medical, education, and personal services..............
Financial, professional, miscellaneous services.......
Government and nonprofit......................................
Gifts and transfers to people....................................
Unknown expenditure category...............................

12.4
29.6
18.7
11.4
13.3
4.8
7.1
2.2
5.7
40.2
4.8

Check Credit
6.6
1.6
3.1
5.0
7.5
25.3
16.9
17.4
38.3
9.1
20.2

17.4
17.1
22.4
26.0
14.7
14.3
19.9
6.7
3.7
3.9
5.8

Check Credit
22.3
4.6
22.7
13.2
10.4
31.3
23.9
35.8
48.4
21.9
18.6

15.4
25.0
16.8
32.1
21.3
6.9
27.0
7.0
5.5
4.2
2.5

Debit

PP

24.4
26.8
31.5
30.6
17.6
13.7
22.0
11.3
3.3
7.1
12.4

2.3
3.5
1.7
1.4
3.0
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

Debit

PP

15.8
34.9
23.0
25.4
19.2
6.8
18.5
3.2
2.7
4.0
4.4

0.8
3.3
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

BANP OBBP Other
3.2
0.0
1.9
2.8
6.7
10.5
3.8
23.0
3.9
2.9
19.6

4.4
0.1
2.0
3.9
8.5
22.7
6.5
21.5
5.3
7.2
17.5

1.7
0.6
2.0
1.5
3.2
5.0
3.3
4.5
1.7
1.5
4.6

BANP OBBP Other
10.6
0.1
5.0
3.4
11.6
14.5
7.6
18.5
7.9
5.6
31.0

19.5
1.1
11.0
12.6
18.9
31.1
10.4
31.3
26.6
17.8
33.0

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3.2
1.4
2.3
1.0
4.4
4.5
5.5
2.0
3.2
6.3
5.6

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Table 8
Payment Steering by Type of Consumer Expenditure in October 2012
Percentage share of cash, debit and credit transactions
Percent Share
All payments
Food and personal care supplies..............................
Auto and vehicle related.........................................
General merchandise...............................................
Entertainment and transportation............................
Housing related.......................................................
Medical, education, and personal services..............
Financial, professional, miscellaneous services.......
Government and nonprofit......................................
Gifts and transfers to people....................................
Other/unknown expenditure category......................

All
2.5
1.4
6.6
4.9
1.6
4.0
0.9
1.5
0.0
0.2
1.9

Cash
1.8
0.9
7.0
3.6
1.6
0.0
1.2
1.6
0.0
0.0
1.7

Discount
Debit
1.8
1.6
2.5
1.6
0.7
5.2
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1

Credit
4.2
1.7
7.1
10.0
2.5
4.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
4.3

Surchage
Credit
1.2
0.8
4.8
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
3.6
0.0
0.0
0.0

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Table 9
Nonbill Payments by Device in October 2012
Top: Number of transactions per consumer, dollar value per transaction, and dollar value per consumer
Bottom: Percent share of transactions and dollar value per consumer
Value
Number per
Average
consumer
per transaction
per consumer
All nonbill payments
In-person
No device........................................................................
Computer........................................................................
Tablet..............................................................................
Mobile.............................................................................
Phone..............................................................................
Mail.................................................................................
Unreported device...........................................................
Not in-person
No device........................................................................
Computer........................................................................
Tablet..............................................................................
Mobile.............................................................................
Phone..............................................................................
Mail.................................................................................
Unreported device...........................................................
Unreported location*

50.7
47.3
45.0
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
1.6
3.3
0.9
1.5
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0

42
36
34
97
48
30
29
79
54
131
118
137
53
59
111
228
42
64

2122
1687
1541
44
3
4
1
10
84
433
108
206
6
15
13
84
1
2

Percent share

Number per
consumer

All nonbill payments
In-person
No device........................................................................
Computer........................................................................
Tablet..............................................................................
Mobile.............................................................................
Phone..............................................................................
Mail.................................................................................

100.0
93.4
88.7
0.9
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.2

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

100.0
79.5
72.6
2.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.5

Unreported device...........................................................
Not in-person
No device........................................................................
Computer........................................................................
Tablet..............................................................................
Mobile.............................................................................
Phone..............................................................................
Mail.................................................................................

3.1
6.5
1.8
3.0
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.7

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

3.9
20.4
5.1
9.7
0.3
0.7
0.6
3.9

Unreported device...........................................................
Unreported location*

0.1
0.1

—
—

0.1
0.1

Value
per transaction
per consumer

* Unreported location refers to transactions for which the respondent did not report a location.

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Table 10
Bill Payments by Location in October 2012
Top: Number of transactions per consumer, dollar value per transaction, and dollar value per consumer
Bottom: Percent share of transactions and dollar value per consumer
Value
Number per
Average
consumer
per transaction
per consumer
All bill payments
In-person
Not in-person
Automatic bill payment...................................................

8.3
1.0
7.3
3.1

Percent share

Number per
consumer

All bill payments
In-person
Not in-person
Automatic bill payment...................................................

100.0
12.4
87.6
37.0

231
218
233
221

1,921
226
1,695
680

Value
per transaction
per consumer
—
—
—
—

100.0
11.7
88.3
35.4

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Table 11
Share of Consumers Using Payment Instruments in October 2012
Percentage of consumers using a payment instrument in a given time span
All Payments
Percentage of consumers
1-Day
3-Day

Nonbill Payments
1-Day
3-Day

Bill Payments
1-Day
3-Day

Any instrument
Paper instruments
Cash...............................................................
Check or money order....................................
Check..........................................................
Money order................................................
Travelers check..............................................
Payment cards
Debit..............................................................
PIN debit....................................................
Non-PIN debit.............................................
Credit.............................................................
Prepaid/Gift/EBT card...................................
Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment..........................
Bank account number payment......................
Text payment
Other payment method
Unreported payment method*

70.9
46.9
44.4
5.2
5.0
0.1
0.0
45.2
26.3
16.0
14.5
20.0
3.4
1.4
0.8
0.6
0.0
1.4
0.1

17.0
5.4
1.0
4.6
4.3
0.3
0.0
3.5
2.3
0.6
1.8
1.2
0.0
9.4
5.0
4.6
0.0
0.8
0.0

74.9
49.5
44.9
9.3
8.9
0.4
0.0
46.7
27.3
16.2
15.6
20.6
3.5
10.1
5.5
5.0
0.0
2.2
0.1

93.4
76.9
71.7
21.8
20.6
1.2
0.0
71.4
45.7
31.6
29.2
35.0
7.4
23.8
12.9
12.3
0.1
5.3
0.3

91.6
74.0
71.2
12.5
12.1
0.4
0.0
69.9
44.0
31.1
26.8
34.5
7.3
3.7
2.1
1.8
0.1
3.2
0.2

37.6
13.7
2.6
11.8
10.9
0.9
0.0
8.8
6.0
1.6
4.7
2.9
0.1
22.1
11.9
11.3
0.0
2.2
0.1

* Unreported payment method refers to transactions for which the respondent did not report a payment instrument type.

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Table 12
Number of Payments by Dollar Value of Transaction in October 2012
Top: Number of transactions within each dollar value range
Bottom: Share of transactions within each dollar value range
$10 to
Average number
$0 to $9.99
$24.99

$25 to
$49.99

$50 to
$99.99

Over $100

All payments
Paper instruments
Cash.....................................................................
Check or money order..........................................
Check................................................................
Money order.....................................................
Travelers check....................................................
Payment cards
Debit....................................................................
PIN debit..........................................................
Non-PIN debit..................................................
Credit...................................................................
Prepaid/Gift/EBT card.........................................

20.2
13.4
13.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
6.5
3.7
1.8
2.0
2.1
0.7

14.1
7.0
6.4
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
6.7
3.8
1.9
1.9
2.7
0.2

9.9
3.2
2.3
0.9
0.9
0.0
0.0
5.8
3.3
1.7
1.5
2.3
0.2

7.0
1.9
1.1
0.8
0.8
0.0
0.0
4.0
2.2
1.2
1.0
1.7
0.1

7.7
2.4
0.7
1.6
1.5
0.1
0.0
2.8
1.4
0.7
0.7
1.3
0.0

Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment................................
Bank account number payment............................
Text payment
Other payment method
Unreported payment method*

0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0

0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0

0.8
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0

0.9
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.1
0.0

2.4
1.4
0.9
0.0
0.2
0.0

Percent share within each range

$0 to $9.99

$10 to
$24.99

$25 to
$49.99

$50 to
$99.99

Over $100

All payments
Paper instruments
Cash.....................................................................
Check or money order..........................................
Check................................................................
Money order.....................................................
Travelers check....................................................
Payment cards
Debit....................................................................
PIN debit..........................................................
Non-PIN debit..................................................
Credit...................................................................
Prepaid/Gift/EBT card.........................................
Electronic payments
Online banking bill payment................................
Bank account number payment............................
Text payment
Other payment method
Unreported payment method*

100.0
66.0
65.3
0.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
31.9
18.4
8.7
9.7
10.2
3.4
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.0
1.5
0.0

100.0
49.4
45.4
4.0
3.9
0.1
0.0
48.0
26.9
13.4
13.5
19.4
1.6
2.0
1.2
0.8
0.0
0.6
0.0

100.0
32.0
22.9
9.1
8.8
0.3
0.0
59.1
33.1
17.7
15.3
23.7
2.4
7.9
4.5
3.4
0.0
0.8
0.1

100.0
27.5
15.8
11.7
11.6
0.1
0.0
57.4
31.6
17.0
14.6
24.4
1.4
13.5
7.7
5.8
0.0
1.5
0.1

100.0
30.4
9.2
21.2
19.8
1.4
0.0
35.9
17.9
8.7
9.2
17.4
0.6
30.5
18.4
12.1
0.1
3.0
0.1

* Unreported payment method refers to transactions for which the respondent did not report a payment method.

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Table 13
Cash Holdings by Denomination in October 2012
Mean and median number and value of end-of-day holdings
Average
All bills
$1.......................................................................................
$2.......................................................................................
$5.......................................................................................
$10.....................................................................................
$20.....................................................................................
$50.....................................................................................
$100...................................................................................
Percent Share
All bills
$1.......................................................................................
$2.......................................................................................
$5.......................................................................................
$10.....................................................................................
$20.....................................................................................
$50.....................................................................................
$100...................................................................................

Number per consumer
Mean
Median
5.8
2.8
0.0
0.8
0.5
1.6
0.1
0.1

4.3
2.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0

Number per consumer
Mean
Median
100.0
47.5
0.4
13.2
9.0
26.8
1.2
1.8

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

Value per consumer
Mean
Median
57
3
0
4
5
31
4
11

25
2
0
2
0
13
0
0

Value per consumer
Mean
Median
100.0
4.8
0.1
6.7
9.2
54.4
6.3
18.6

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

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Table 14
Cash Deposits by Location in October 2012
Top: Dollar value per transaction, dollar value per consumer and number of transactions per consumer
Bottom: Percent share of transactions and dollar value per consumer
Value
Number per
Average
consumer
per transaction
per consumer
All deposits
ATM..................................................................................
Bank teller..........................................................................
Other location.....................................................................
Unreported location*..........................................................

0.86
0.24
0.44
0.16
0.02

Percent share

Number per
consumer

All deposits
ATM..................................................................................
Bank teller..........................................................................
Other location.....................................................................
Unreported location*..........................................................

100.0
28.0
51.1
18.7
2.3

320
140
353
508
238

276
34
156
82
5

Value
per transaction
per consumer
—
—
—
—
—

100.0
12.2
56.4
29.6
1.7

* Unreported location refers to transactions for which the respondent did not report a location.

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Table 15
Cash Withdrawals by Location in October 2012
Top: Number of transactions per consumer, dollar value per transaction, and dollar value per consumer
Bottom: Percent share of transactions and dollar value per consumer
Value
Number per
Average
consumer
per transaction
per consumer
All withdrawals
ATM...............................................................................
Retail or grocery store.....................................................
Bank teller.......................................................................
Family or friend...............................................................
Check cashing store.........................................................
Employer.........................................................................
Cash refund from returning goods...................................
Other location.................................................................
Unreported location*.......................................................

5.0
1.3
0.5
0.6
1.6
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.0

Percent share

Number per
consumer

All withdrawals
ATM...............................................................................
Retail or grocery store.....................................................
Bank teller.......................................................................
Family or friend...............................................................
Check cashing store.........................................................
Employer.........................................................................
Cash refund from returning goods...................................
Other location.................................................................
Unreported location*.......................................................

100.0
25.4
10.4
11.9
31.1
2.0
7.9
2.2
8.4
0.6

107
105
30
219
61
212
231
34
89
272

540
134
16
132
95
21
92
4
38
9

Value
per transaction
per consumer
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

100.0
24.8
2.9
24.3
17.6
3.9
17.1
0.7
7.0
1.6

* Unreported location refers to transactions for which the respondent did not report a location.

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Table 16
Cash Withdrawals by Source of Funds in October 2012
Top: Number of transactions per consumer, dollar value per transaction, and dollar value per consumer
Bottom: Percent share of transactions and dollar value per consumer
Value
Number per
Average
consumer
per transaction
per consumer
All withdrawals
Bank account
Checking account............................................................
Savings or other bank account.........................................
Payment instrument
Cashing a check..............................................................
Credit card cash advance.................................................
Prepaid card cash withdrawal..........................................
Salary, wages or tips
Another person
Other source
Unreported source*

5.0
2.0
1.8
0.2
0.9
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.1
1.5
0.5
0.1

Percent share

Number per
consumer

All withdrawals
Bank account
Checking account............................................................
Savings or other bank account.........................................
Payment instrument
Cashing a check..............................................................
Credit card cash advance.................................................
Prepaid card cash withdrawal..........................................
Salary, wages or tips
Another person
Other source
Unreported source*

100.0
39.1
36.0
3.1
17.6
8.4
8.1
1.1
1.7
29.0
10.2
2.4

107
113
109
157
172
166
176
201
121
62
94
138

540
223
198
25
153
70
72
11
10
90
48
16

Value
per transaction
per consumer
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

100.0
41.2
36.6
4.6
28.3
13.0
13.2
2.0
1.9
16.6
8.9
3.1

* Unreported source refers to transactions for which the respondent did not report a source.

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Table 17
Consumers holding cash denominations, depositing, and withdrawing
Share of consumers holding cash denominations, depositing and withdrawing in October
Percentage of consumers

1-Day

3-Day

Held bills
$1.........................................................................................................................
$2.........................................................................................................................
$5.........................................................................................................................
$10.......................................................................................................................
$20.......................................................................................................................
$50.......................................................................................................................
$100.....................................................................................................................

80.7
65.1
1.7
44.5
33.9
49.3
5.1
5.0

88.3
76.9
2.2
59.5
47.5
60.5
6.4
6.4

Made deposits (location)
ATM....................................................................................................................
Bank teller...........................................................................................................
Other location......................................................................................................
Unreported location*...........................................................................................

2.4
0.8
1.3
0.3
0.0

6.4
2.0
3.7
0.9
0.1

Made withdrawals (location)
ATM....................................................................................................................
Retail or grocery store..........................................................................................
Bank teller...........................................................................................................
Family or friend...................................................................................................
Check cashing store.............................................................................................
Employer..............................................................................................................
Cash refund from returning goods........................................................................
Other location......................................................................................................
Unreported location*...........................................................................................

14.4
4.4
1.6
1.9
4.4
0.3
1.3
0.3
1.2
0.1

33.0
11.3
4.3
5.1
10.9
0.8
2.9
0.9
3.0
0.4

Made withdrawals (source)
Checking account.................................................................................................
Savings or other bank account..............................................................................
Salary, wages or tips............................................................................................
Cashing a check...................................................................................................
Credit card cash advance.....................................................................................
Prepaid card cash withdrawal..............................................................................
Another person.....................................................................................................
Other source.........................................................................................................
Unreported source**............................................................................................

14.4
5.8
0.6
1.3
1.3
0.2
0.2
4.1
1.3
0.5

33.0
15.2
1.6
2.8
3.6
0.4
0.5
10.2
3.6
1.3

* Unreported location refers to transactions for which the respondent did not report a location.
** Unreported source refers to transactions for which the respondent did not report a source.

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Table 18
Demographics: Gender, Age, Race, and Education
Percentage of consumers

Un-weighted

Weighted

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

39.9
60.1

48.1
51.9

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

5.6
21.0
15.3
20.4
22.1
15.6

7.8
22.7
15.9
19.5
16.3
17.7

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

78.4
11.2
2.3
8.2

76.4
11.9
2.1
9.6

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

15.9

17.6

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

3.8
15.8
26.0
37.2
17.1

8.2
34.7
19.4
25.8
11.9

Household Income
Less than $25,000................................................................................................
$25,000 to $49,999..............................................................................................
$50,000 to $74,999..............................................................................................
$75,000 to $99,999..............................................................................................
$100,000 to $124,999..........................................................................................
$125,000 to $199,999..........................................................................................
Greater than $200,000..........................................................................................

22.3
27.4
19.5
11.8
9.0
7.6
2.4

23.6
25.5
18.2
11.9
9.9
8.4
2.4

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