Statistics

20% granted overall (162 of 810). Yearly rates ranged 20 to 20% where the yearly sample is large enough.

• F · Financial Considerations

  21% granted · 123 granted · 459 denied

  • Financial (unspecified)
    21% granted · 98 granted · 369 denied

  • Credit-card debt
    25% granted · 40 granted · 123 denied

  • Auto-loan debt
    23% granted · 32 granted · 109 denied

  • Medical debt
    18% granted · 22 granted · 102 denied

  • Failure to file taxes
    12% granted · 14 granted · 105 denied

  • Student-loan debt
    21% granted · 24 granted · 91 denied

  • Unpaid taxes
    8% granted · 8 granted · 94 denied

  • Utility / phone debt
    23% granted · 17 granted · 57 denied

  • Personal-loan debt
    23% granted · 11 granted · 37 denied

  • Bankruptcy filing
    24% granted · 10 granted · 31 denied

  • Mortgage / home-loan debt
    31% granted · 10 granted · 22 denied

  • Civil judgment against applicant
    7% granted · 2 granted · 25 denied

  • Child support debt
    30% granted · 6 granted · 14 denied

• E · Personal Conduct

  16% granted · 32 granted · 166 denied

  • Falsified the security form
    7% granted · 4 granted · 53 denied

  • Questionable judgment
    19% granted · 10 granted · 43 denied

  • Personal conduct (unspecified)
    12% granted · 6 granted · 46 denied

  • Omission / failure to disclose
    21% granted · 11 granted · 41 denied

  • Workplace rules violation
    4% granted · 1 granted · 24 denied

  • Lack of candor in an interview
    5% granted · 1 granted · 19 denied

  • Pattern of dishonesty / rule violations
    17% granted † · 2 granted · 10 denied

• H · Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse

  13% granted · 18 granted · 116 denied

  • Marijuana
    13% granted · 16 granted · 105 denied

  • Drug involvement (unspecified)
    14% granted · 7 granted · 43 denied

  • Stated intent to use again
    13% granted · 3 granted · 20 denied

  • Cocaine
    5% granted · 1 granted · 20 denied

• J · Criminal Conduct

  20% granted · 16 granted · 66 denied

  • DUI / DWI (criminal)
    14% granted · 5 granted · 30 denied

  • Criminal conduct (unspecified)
    16% granted · 5 granted · 27 denied

  • Assault / battery
    25% granted † · 4 granted · 12 denied

• G · Alcohol Consumption

  16% granted · 11 granted · 57 denied

  • DUI / DWI (alcohol)
    18% granted · 7 granted · 31 denied

  • Alcohol incident (unspecified)
    18% granted · 6 granted · 27 denied

  • Binge / intoxication pattern
    16% granted · 4 granted · 21 denied

  • Alcohol use disorder diagnosed
    24% granted † · 4 granted · 13 denied

• B · Foreign Influence

  22% granted · 11 granted · 38 denied

  • Foreign relationship (unspecified)
    15% granted · 4 granted · 23 denied

  • Parent in a foreign country
    25% granted · 5 granted · 15 denied

  • Sibling in a foreign country
    13% granted † · 2 granted · 13 denied

  • Spouse dual / foreign citizen
    14% granted † · 2 granted · 12 denied

• D · Sexual Behavior

  20% granted † · 3 granted · 12 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• I · Psychological Conditions

  23% granted † · 3 granted · 10 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• K · Handling Protected Information

  0% granted † · 0 granted · 6 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• C · Foreign Preference

  25% granted † · 1 granted · 3 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• M · Use of Information Technology

  25% granted † · 1 granted · 3 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• L · Outside Activities

  50% granted † · 1 granted · 1 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

† marks fewer than 20 cases, too few to be reliable. A case can raise several concerns, so the rows overlap.

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