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Table 6.63: Use of credit to borrow money in the past 12 months by gender and age

Column percentages, 2005/2006 data
Households

Male

Female

16 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 59

60 to 74

75 plus

All

Bank overdraft

13

11

24

23

19

12

4

1

12

Loan from bank, building society or credit union

10

7

7

14

14

10

3

1

9

Loan from a finance company

3

3

6

6

5

4

1

0

3

Loan from a money lender or 'tally man'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0

Loan from friend or relative

2

3

11

6

4

2

0

0

3

Loan, or advance on wages, from employer

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0

A ( DSS) Social Fund loan

1

3

7

4

3

2

1

0

2

Cheque-cashing service

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pawnbroker

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

-

0

Other borrowing

1

1

2

1

1

1

0

0

1

None of these

72

73

53

55

61

70

87

94

72

Refused

4

4

2

2

3

5

4

4

4

Base

18,414

12,585

1,277

3,945

6,097

8,786

6,932

3,962

30,999

Columns may add up to more than 100% due to multiple response

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