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Share of families with debt in the United States 2007-2016, by current occupation of head

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

The data describes the share of families with debt in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by current occupation of the family head. It was found that 88.2% of the families, in which the family worked in a managerial or professional position, had debt in 2016.

Managerial or professional	90.9	87.4	86.1	88.2
Technical, sales, or services	81.8	79.6	79.1	84.4
Retired or other not working	55	56.2	58.3	60.6
Other occupation	84.9	82.7	81.4	81.6

Share of families with debt in the United States 2007-2016, by current occupation of head

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