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Finance and Economics Discussion Series: Data for FEDS 2013-22 ^♣

Early Withdrawals from Retirement Accounts During the Great Recession

Robert Argento, Victoria L. Bryant, and John Sabelhaus

Figure 1: Evidence of Retirement Accounts or Pension Coverage Ages less than 55

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
SCF Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: Less than 35	0.405678913780844			0.430648580921953			0.409324345426763
SCF Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: 35-44	0.653237666191991			0.604107921558001			0.563692611018994
SCF Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: 45-54	0.692144395940682			0.702036868544884			0.649138547302009
SCF Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: All <55	0.57639772652294			0.569557389033601			0.533602999762677
SCF Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: 55+	0.683561453631064			0.696946527084716			0.68935349729146
SCF Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: All	0.614483246878704			0.616130610660777			0.592831634340101
SOI Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: Less than 35	0.460812001120575	0.450734408122459	0.449330799803528	0.449200451555647	0.456256828262752	0.444327959497484	0.425125039611088
SOI Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: 35-44	0.655330643700867	0.65591500794159	0.650968218435045	0.643047297289023	0.647895845898661	0.637689135294977	0.61887024853749
SOI Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: 45-54	0.739677288342273	0.738575115162593	0.731534560594265	0.724389996936209	0.723676891087442	0.717488315764285	0.699141170064445
SOI Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: All <55	0.597973038777968	0.593023352279385	0.588365192993116	0.583010453510478	0.58657567858238	0.576731037530966	0.55599388226264
SOI Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: 55+	0.8510089582756	0.852637694334984	0.844407126594928	0.849939643296548	0.847276511025006	0.846627451928065	0.817382878029416
SOI Ratio Evidence of Coverage/Total Returns: All	0.669896621474971	0.667896507388866	0.664772385676649	0.66280636974246	0.666867239554578	0.662261125496302	0.63774855822667

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