COSTA MESA, Calif. — It appears more people than not are seeing their identity stolen these days.

According to an Experian-Gallup Personal Credit Index survey, one in five consumers report that they have had their financial information stolen including a bank or credit card number.

The index is based on a monthly nationwide survey of households and measures four key areas related to credit: level of debt, monthly payment burden, credit rating and debt extension capability. The sampling was conducted in July, August and September 2006 and included 3,032 adults, age 18 and over, randomly selected from across the country. The sampling error is plus or minus two percentage points.

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