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For Immediate Release June 25, 2002
Contact: Cristi Allen
callen@decisionanalyst.com
Phone: 817-640-6166
Survey Indicates Consumers In U.K. & France Are
Closest To U.S. Consumers In Credit Card Usage
While credit card usage by European consumers lags behind that of U.S.
consumers, recent research shows that consumers in the U.K. and France are
getting closer to U.S. consumers in terms of credit card usage, while German
consumers still make comparatively little use of credit cards.
According to a survey by American Consumer Opinion™ Online, a worldwide
panel of consumers who get paid to take surveys, 16% of French consumers and
18% of U.K. consumers reported being "very close to the limit" on
their credit cards. This compares to 19% of U.S. consumers who report being
very close to their credit card limits. Yet only 3% of German consumers
reported being "very close to the limit."
The numbers of those who said they did not own a credit card followed the same
lines – 17% of French respondents said they did not own a credit card, as
did 16% of U.K. respondents and 15% of U.S. respondents. Yet 34% of German
respondents said they did not own a credit card.
Source: American Consumer Opinion® Online (May 2002)
Based on an Internet survey of 495 U.S. respondents balanced by gender, age and
geography, conducted between May 10 and May 17, 2002. Respondents were members
of the American Consumer Opinion™ Online panel, one of the largest
consumer panels in the world, which includes over 3.5 million consumers in over
150 countries. Consumers can sign up to join the panel in one of eight
languages: English, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, French, German,
Japanese or Chinese.
To become a member of American Consumer Opinion® Online and be invited to
participate in future online surveys, visit www.acop.com.
Consumers are paid money to participate in online surveys.
For additional information contact:
Cristi Allen
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Email: callen@decisionanalyst.com
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