Which form of payment do you use most often when at the supermarket?

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Release date

April 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

1,222 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Among owners of debit and credit cards.

Supplementary notes

The source doesn't provide the date of the survey and the information regarding the percentage points missing to 100 percent.
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which form of payment do you use most often in each of the following locations?"

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Payment type preference at the supermarket in the U.S. 2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 27, 2025
This statistic shows the preferred form of payment at supermarkets among owners of debit and credit cards in the United States in 2018. In the study it was found that ** percent of consumers preferred to use cash when making purchases at supermarkets.
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