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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Econ Ageing. 2015 Dec 1;6:133–148. doi: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2015.08.001

Table 4.

Share of total assets held in each asset type for households aged 65–69 in 2010 by level of education and marital status

Asset Category < High
School
High
School
Some
College
College or
More
All Households
Financial Assets 8.2 11.2 13.9 22.7
Non-Mortgage Debt −0.9 −1.1 −1.1 −0.2
Home Equity (primary 18.0 19.3 18.0 16.2
Home Equity (second home) 2.3 2.0 2.5 3.4
Other Real Estate 5.1 5.5 4.3 7.2
Business Assets 4.0 4.8 4.1 4.5
Personal Retirement 4.0 11.3 13.4 19.7
- IRAs & Keoghs 3.3 7.9 10.0 12.1
− 401(k)s and Similar Plans 0.7 3.3 3.5 7.5
Social Security 49.8 36.3 32.1 15.6
Defined Benefit Pension 9.6 10.8 12.7 11.0
Non-Annuity Net Worth 40.6 52.9 55.2 73.4
Net Worth 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0