Share of households age 26–79 with savings in retirement accounts, by household type, 1989–2010

Year Married or living with partner Neither married nor living with partner
1989 48% 22%
1992 51% 25%
1995 56% 30%
1998 58% 36%
2001 62% 38%
2004 60% 35%
2007 62% 39%
2010 61% 36%

Note: Retirement account savings include savings in 401(k) and other defined-contribution plans, IRAs (including employer-sponsored SEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs) and Keogh plans for small businesses.

Source: Authors' analysis of Survey of Consumer Finance microdata

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