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Distribution of student loan debt in the U.S. 2018
Distribution of student loan debt in the United States as of 2018
by M. Szmigiera,
last edited
Nov 22, 2018
This statistic presents the amount of student loan debt that American college students have incurred as of 2018. At that time, 20 percent of respondents had taken out between 20,000 and 30,000 U.S. dollars in student loans.
Distribution of student loan debt in the United States as of 2018
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| Loan value in U.S. dollars | Share of respondents |
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by M. Szmigiera,
last edited
Nov 22, 2018
This statistic presents the amount of student loan debt that American college students have incurred as of 2018. At that time, 20 percent of respondents had taken out between 20,000 and 30,000 U.S. dollars in student loans.
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- October 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- October 4 to 8, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 861 respondents
- Age group
- 18-64 years
- Special properties
- U.S. adults with at least some college and a student loan
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
- This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How much in student loan(s) do/did you yourself borrow in total?"
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- October 4 to 8, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 861 respondents
- Age group
- 18-64 years
- Special properties
- U.S. adults with at least some college and a student loan
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
- This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How much in student loan(s) do/did you yourself borrow in total?"
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