Share of Americans with zero balances by pension plan 2010

The statistic shows the share of Americans aged between 50 and 64 with zero balances in various pension plans in 2010. The categories are divided into income quartiles ranging from 0 to 10,800 U.S. dollars in the bottom 25th percentile to more than 52,201 U.S. dollars in the 75-100th percentile. The percentage of Americans in the bottom 25th percentile who had zero balances in KEOGH pension plans amounted to 99 percent.

Percentage of Americans aged between 50 and 64 with zero balances as of November 2010, by pension plan

Personal income	0 - 10,800 U.S. dollars	10,801 - 27,468 U.S. dollars	27,469 - 52,200 U.S. dollars	More than 52,201 U.S. dollars
KEOGH	99%	99%	99%	98%
IRA	85%	81%	70%	55%
401K, 403B, Thrift Plans	88%	77%	53%	37%
All Retirement Accounts	77%	65%	40%	23%

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Release date

July 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August - November 2010

Number of respondents

52,301 households

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The source provides no information regarding how exactly the interviews were conducted.
According to the source there were: 14,595,911 Americans that fell into the $0 - $10,800 income category (bottom 25th percentile), 14,485,878 Americans in the $10,801 - $27,468 (25-50th percentile), 14,534,878 Americans in the $27,468 - $52,200 (50-75th percentile) and 14,528,221 Americans in the more than $52,201 (75-100th percentile).

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