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Share of families with debt in the United States 2007-2016, by family structure

Share of families with debt in the United States from 2007 to 2016, by family structure

The data describes the share of families with debt in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by family structure. It was found that 76.7% of the couples without children had debt in 2016, compared to 88.8% of couples with at least one child.

Couple with child(ren)	87.5	87.5	87.6	88.8
Couple, no child	74.5	74.5	75.3	76.7
Single with child(ren)	73.5	73.5	73.6	80.1
Single, no child, age less than 55	73.3	73.3	70	73.6
Single, no child, age 55 or more	52.2	52.2	53.8	58.8

Share of families with debt in the United States 2007-2016, by family structure

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