Survey: Average American Carrying Over $2300 in Credit Card Debt
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Survey:
Average American Carrying Over $2300 in Credit Card Debt
The average American is carrying $2328 in credit card debt,
according to a survey by Myvesta. This is actually a decrease
from the $2627 average that the survey found a year ago. The
survey also found that, on average, Americans hold 2.9 credit
cards each.
Credit
card debt was greatest in the western states, and least in the
midwestern states. Males carried slightly more debt than females
-- $2369 to $2289. And married individuals carried more debt
than unmarried people -- $2625 to $1744.
The
findings were based on telephone surveys conducted in early
November of 1000 people.
Published 01/02/06 (Modified 05/07/12)
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