Here are 14 statistics on what debt physicians are currently paying off.
- 63 percent mortgage on a primary residence
- 40 percent car loan payments
- 32 percent medical school loans
- 26 percent credit card debt
- 18 percent college tuition for a child
- 17 percent medical expenses
- 17 percent car lease payments
- 16 percent childcare
- 15 percent paying for significant other’s education
- 14 percent private school tuition
- 13 percent mortgage on second home
- 8 percent business loan
- 6 percent graduate school tuition for child
- 3 percent alimony
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