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ReportSeptember 26, 2012
A Record One-in-Five Households Now Owe Student Loan Debt

Section 4: Student Debt and the Deleveraging of Household Debt

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A Record One-in-Five Households Now Owe Student Loan Debt Section 1: The Growth of Outstanding Student Debt Section 2: Who Owes the Outstanding Student Debt? Section 3: Student Debt and the Household Ability to Pay
Section 4: Student Debt and the Deleveraging of Household Debt
References Appendix A: Data Source and Methodology Appendix B: Additional Tables

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