U.S. Consumers Use Debit Cards Most Frequently For Grocery Shopping
Lightspeed Research has announced results of a recent survey finding that 54.3% of U.S. respondents are paying for their groceries with a debit card or a debit/credit card combination. Second highest payment method was cash at 19.6%, followed by major credit card at 14% and check with 10.5%. The poll collected responses from 106,784 U.S. panelists and, asked what method of payment one typically uses when grocery shopping.
Females favored using debit/credit card combination (28.6%) over males (24.6%), where as males tend to use cash more than females (23.4% vs. 18.3%). Respondents who are under the age of 44 reach for the debit/credit card combination the most - 18-24 (30.9%), 25-34 (34.5%) and 35-44 (29.4%). Closely following with debit card for 25-34 (26.6%) and 35-44 (28.3%), where 18-24 second highest is cash (27.0%). Seniors age 65 and over use a major credit card as their typical payment method (26.9%) followed by check (19.3%).
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