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Share of families that saved in the United States 2004-2016, by work status of head

Share of families that saved in the United States from 2004 to 2016, by work status of head

The data describes the share of families that saved in the U.S. from 2004 to 2016, by work status of head. It was observed that 62.2% of the American families, in which the family head was self-employed, saved money in 2016.

Working for someone else 59.2 60.3 55.2 58.5 59.4
Self-employed 68.7 62.8 55.1 61.3 62.2
Retired 44 46.6 47.3 44.2 48.2
Other not working 44.9 45.3 37 28.8 36.5