20 statistics on physician debt

Here are 20 statistics on the debt and expenses physicians have, broken-up by male and female physicians based on data from the Medscape Physician Debt and Net Worth Report 2015.

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Mortgage on primary residence

 

• 67 percent of male physicians
• 67 percent of female physicians

 

Car loan payments

 

• 38 percent of male physicians
• 38 percent of female physicians

 

Paying off your own college or medical school loans

 

• 25 percent of male physicians
• 35 percent of female physicians

 

College for children

 

• 24 percent of male physicians
• 19 percent of female physicians

 

Car lease payments

 

• 19 percent of male physicians
• 14 percent of female physicians

 

Private school tuition for children

 

• 17 percent of male physicians
• 15 percent of female physicians

 

Mortgage on second home

 

• 17 percent of male physicians
• 15 percent of female physicians

 

Significant other’s school loans

 

• 13 percent of male physicians
• 12 percent of female physicians

Graduate school tuition for children

 

• 8 percent of male physicians
• 6 percent of female physicians

 

Other

 

• 14 percent of male physicians
• 16 percent of female physicians

 

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