An April 5, 2007 Time Magazine review of financial books aimed at improving women's financial health cited the 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) as a source of information about average credit card debt for single women ($1,900) vs. single men ($2,000). 

The article chided the authors of such books for reinforcing stereotypes that women are not as good as men at managing their money. The figures from the SCF, which NORC collected on behalf of the Federal Reserve, were used to support the argument that single women do better than single men in some areas of financial management.