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Reasons for using credit cards as payment means in the United States 2017

Which of the following are reasons why you prefer to pay with a credit card?

The data describes the reasons for using credit cards as payment means in the U.S. in 2017. The results of the survey carried out in December 2017 revealed that 40% of Americans paid with credit cards because of rewards/points that they offered.

Rewards/points	40
Safety/security	40
Don’t carry cash	36.7
Easier to keep track of my expenses	30
Using a debit card is risky	20
Buy big purchases that I can’t pay for all at once	13.3
I don’t have a debit card	10
Purchases aren’t taken out of my bank account until I pay the credit card bill	10

Reasons for using credit cards as payment means in the United States 2017

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