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General Survey on Consumers' Financial Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviour (Executive Summary)
Credit Rating
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Of all respondents:
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50 percent had no idea about the factors that contribute to an individual's credit rating (especially those with lower educational levels, northern residents and older respondents);
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24 percent claimed to know their personal credit rating (especially Francophones);
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42 percent claimed to know how they could obtain their credit report (especially Francophones);
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65 percent had no idea if some costs applied or not when requesting a credit report;
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15 percent claimed to have requested a credit report for themselves in the past; and,
- 21 percent claimed to know how to dispute an entry on their credit report (especially Francophones).
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50 percent had no idea about the factors that contribute to an individual's credit rating (especially those with lower educational levels, northern residents and older respondents);
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