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Are you a saver or in debt?

17 October 2011

Excluding mortgages and student loans … Overall, are you in-credit or overdrawn (ie, do you have more money in savings than you have on credit cards or loans)? Which of these is closest to your situation?

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Excluding mortgages and student loans … Overall, are you in-credit or overdrawn (ie, do you have more money in savings than you have on credit cards or loans)?


Which of these is closest to your situation?

Results

In debt: over £100,000 more debt than savings 210 votes (2 %)
In debt: up to £1,000 more debt than savings 380 votes (4 %)
In debt: £1,000 - £4,999 more debt than savings 1,088 votes (10 %)
In debt: £10,000 - £24,999 more debt than savings 1,185 votes (11 %)
In debt: £25,000 - £100,000 more debt than savings 673 votes (6 %)
In debt: £5, 000 - £9,999 more debt than savings 960 votes (9 %)
Roughly same debt as savings (or neither of both) 564 votes (5 %)
Saver: over £100,000 more savings than debt 855 votes (8 %)
Saver: up to £1,000 more savings than debt 376 votes (3 %)
Saver: £1,000 - £4,999 more savings than debt 936 votes (9 %)
Saver: £10,000 - £24,999 more savings than debt 1,231 votes (11 %)
Saver: £25,000 - £100,000 more savings than debt 1,498 votes (14 %)
Saver: £5,000 - £9,999 more savings than debt 814 votes (8 %)

                   10,770 votes received.

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