Survey: More than half of women carry no card debt, like cologne and Johnny Depp

Posted on : 15-05-2010 | By : Steven Mitchell | In : Credit Cards

Tags: Card Debt, Debt

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Lesbian sex, abortion, gay marriage and … credit card debt.

That mixed bag of hot-button topics is just a small sampling of what’s in Esquire’s “Survey of American Women,” released in the May 2010 issue. The just-for-fun study complied the results of about 10,000 women who took the men’s magazine survey online between Feb. 4 and March 3, 2010.

Most of the questions centered around relationships (If you knew you wouldn’t be caught, would you cheat?), sex (If you were or are a lesbian, what celebrity would you sleep with?) and plain old hawtness (Who’s the best looking man in America? Hint: See picture above.) But readers also got a small peek at the financial habits of today’s Esquire-reading women.

Here’s what the survey said:

What is your annual salary?

Less than $30,000 47%
$30,001 to $50,000 27%
$50,001 to $75,000 15%
$75,001 to $100,000 6%
More than $100,000 5%

How much credit-card debt do you carry each month?

$0 55%
$1 to $1,000 23%
$1,001 to $3,000 10%
$3,001 to $6,000 5%
$6,001 or more 7%

How does your income compare with that of your husband/boyfriend/partner? (Percentages shown reflect only respondents in relationships only.)

More 29%
Less 47%
Same 24%

Are you:

Overpaid 2%
Underpaid 54%
Appropriately paid 44%

How much did you spend on your last haircut?

Less than $25 30%
$26 to $50 34%
$51 to $100 26%
$101 to $200 8%
More than $200 1%

Esquire notes that since the survey was limited to Internet-connected adults only, the results don’t reflect a random sample. “But it’s still fun.” And it was. It was also very informative.

I now know that the majority of women want me to pay for the check at dinner, get them a trip as a gift, look more like Johnny Depp and be more like Barack Obama. And with all those responsibilities, I’m wondering what will be harder: paying off my debt after buying all those vacations and meals, or getting elected president.

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