Why Boomerang? Debt, Access to Credit, and Parental Co-residence among Young Adults, Accessible Data
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Figure 1: Parental Co-residence Among Young Adults Grew Markedly From 2005 to 2014
Source: Dettling and Hsu (2014)
Note: Great Recession spans from 2007:Q4 to 2009:Q3.
| Date | Smoothed Co-residence | Quarterly Co-residence |
|---|---|---|
| 2000:Q1 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2000:Q2 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2000:Q3 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| 2000:Q4 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| 2001:Q1 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| 2001:Q2 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2001:Q3 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2001:Q4 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2002:Q1 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2002:Q2 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2002:Q3 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| 2002:Q4 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| 2003:Q1 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2003:Q2 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2003:Q3 | 0.32 | 0.30 |
| 2003:Q4 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| 2004:Q1 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2004:Q2 | 0.31 | 0.32 |
| 2004:Q3 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| 2004:Q4 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| 2005:Q1 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| 2005:Q2 | 0.31 | 0.32 |
| 2005:Q3 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| 2005:Q4 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| 2006:Q1 | 0.31 | 0.32 |
| 2006:Q2 | 0.31 | 0.32 |
| 2006:Q3 | 0.31 | 0.30 |
| 2006:Q4 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| 2007:Q1 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2007:Q2 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2007:Q3 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| 2007:Q4 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2008:Q1 | 0.32 | 0.33 |
| 2008:Q2 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| 2008:Q3 | 0.33 | 0.31 |
| 2008:Q4 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| 2009:Q1 | 0.33 | 0.34 |
| 2009:Q2 | 0.33 | 0.35 |
| 2009:Q3 | 0.33 | 0.32 |
| 2009:Q4 | 0.34 | 0.33 |
| 2010:Q1 | 0.34 | 0.34 |
| 2010:Q2 | 0.34 | 0.35 |
| 2010:Q3 | 0.34 | 0.33 |
| 2010:Q4 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
| 2011:Q1 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| 2011:Q2 | 0.35 | 0.36 |
| 2011:Q3 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| 2011:Q4 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| 2012:Q1 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| 2012:Q2 | 0.36 | 0.37 |
| 2012:Q3 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| 2012:Q4 | 0.36 | 0.35 |
| 2013:Q1 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| 2013:Q2 | 0.36 | 0.37 |
| 2013:Q3 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| 2013:Q4 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| 2014:Q1 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
Figure 2(a): Credit Risk Typically Rises Before Moves into Parental Co-residence, but not Before Other Types of Moves; Mean Credit Risk Score Before and After Moves into Parental Coresidence
Source: Dettling and Hsu (2014)
| Quarters From Move | Mean Adjusted Risk Score (before move) | Mean Adjusted Risk Score (after move) |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | 630.98 | |
| -7 | 629.42 | |
| -6 | 629.54 | |
| -5 | 629.59 | |
| -4 | 629.67 | |
| -3 | 629.31 | |
| -2 | 628.60 | |
| -1 | 627.86 | |
| -0.33 | 626.03 | |
| -0.33 | 622.52 | |
| 1 | 619.69 | |
| 2 | 618.95 | |
| 3 | 619.03 | |
| 4 | 619.60 | |
| 5 | 619.36 | |
| 6 | 619.34 | |
| 7 | 619.28 | |
| 8 | 620.00 |
Figure 2(b): Credit Risk Typically Rises Before Moves into Parental Co-residence, but not Before Other Types of Moves; Mean Credit Risk Score Before and After Other Types of Moves
Source: Dettling and Hsu (2014)
| Quarters From Move | Mean Adjusted Risk Score (before move) | Mean Adjusted Risk Score (after move) |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | 627.10 | |
| -7 | 626.69 | |
| -6 | 627.53 | |
| -5 | 628.66 | |
| -4 | 630.11 | |
| -3 | 630.84 | |
| -2 | 631.59 | |
| -1 | 631.88 | |
| -0.33 | 630.24 | |
| -0.33 | 629.30 | |
| 1 | 626.82 | |
| 2 | 626.34 | |
| 3 | 626.88 | |
| 4 | 628.24 | |
| 5 | 627.68 | |
| 6 | 628.25 | |
| 7 | 629.08 | |
| 8 | 629.85 |
Figure 3: Effects of Declining Credit Scores and Larger Student Loans on Parental Co-residence Are Larger for Borrowers Facing Higher Costs of Credit (Coefficient Estimates)
Source: Dettling and Hsu (2014)
| Effect of 10% decline in credit scores for prime borrowers | -0.00007 |
| Effect of 10% decline in credit scores for subprime borrowers | 0.00007 |
| Effect of $10,000 increase in student loans for prime borrowers | 0.00037 |
| Effect of $10,000 increase in student loans for subprime borrowers | 0.00065 |
Figure 4: Debt-Holding at Age 22 Rose from 2005 to 2014, Mostly Due to a Rise in Student Loan Debt
Source: Dettling and Hsu (2014)
Mean Loan Balances ($1,000s)
| Year | Student Loans | Auto Loans | Credit Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.47 | 0.25 | 0.11 |
| 2006 | 0.53 | 0.25 | 0.11 |
| 2007 | 0.55 | 0.25 | 0.11 |
| 2008 | 0.62 | 0.23 | 0.11 |
| 2009 | 0.67 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 0.75 | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| 2011 | 0.83 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| 2012 | 0.92 | 0.16 | 0.04 |
| 2013 | 1.15 | 0.18 | 0.05 |
| 2014 | 1.32 | 0.18 | 0.04 |