The February 2026 monthly data are available via IPUMS CPS. We have not yet processed the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
BUNDERBANKREAS
Main reason anyone in your household needed a payday loan, tax refund anticipation loan, rent-to-own credit agreement, or visited a pawn shop in last 12 months
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- Availability
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- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
BUNDERBANKREAS indicates for unbanked households the main reason anyone in the household needed a payday loan, a tax refund anticipation loan, a rent-to-own credit agreement, or visited a pawn shop.
This variable is part of the Unbanked/Underbanked Supplement.
Universe
- Supplement respondent households that used a payday loan, a tax refund loan, a rent-to-own credit agreement, or visited a pawn shop in last 12 months.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
