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Share of families with debt in the United States 2007-2016, by work status of family head

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

The data describes the share of families with debt in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by work status of family head. It was found that 80.8% of the families, in which the family head was self-employed, held debt in 2016.

Employee	86.2	83.9	82.8	86.1
Self-employed	86.8	82	82.2	80.8
Retired	52.3	51	55.4	60
Other not working	69.9	75.1	70.4	64.1

Share of families with debt in the United States 2007-2016, by work status of family head

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