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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Money Credit Bank. 2019 Jan 17;51(5):1403–1426. doi: 10.1111/jmcb.12595

Table 1.

Percent of Cars Purchased with Each Source of Funds

New cars
Used cars
Funded with: Michigan Survey SCF CE Michigan Survey SCF CE


 Home equity 1 2.3 0.9 2.6 1.6 0.6
 Auto loan 72 69 75 53 40 44
 Cash/other 27 28 24 44 58 56
Memo:
N 830 1,864 14,385 1,062 2,118 36,718

Notes: Table excludes leases. Estimates from the Michigan Survey are based on data from 2003 to 2014. Estimates from the SCF are based on data from 2004, 2007, 2010, and 2013. Estimates from the CE are based on data from 1997 to 2012. Figures in the table are calculated with sample weights provided by each survey.