This statistic shows the consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2017. In that year, only 13 percent of the respondents said that credit card debt was "good debt", whereas 59 percent thought it was "bad debt".
Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018
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CreditCards.com. (January 10, 2019). Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/
CreditCards.com. "Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018." Chart. January 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/
CreditCards.com. (2019). Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/
CreditCards.com. "Consumer Perception of Selected Types of Debt in The United States in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/
CreditCards.com, Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Consumer perception of selected types of debt in the United States in 2018 [Graph], CreditCards.com, January 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944984/consumer-perception-good-bad-debt/