This statistic presents the reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017. It was found that 60 percent of the respondents worked on retirement because they wanted to keep active/keep their brain alert.
Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017
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Aegon. (May 31, 2017). Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/
Aegon. "Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017." Chart. May 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/
Aegon. (2017). Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/
Aegon. "Reasons for Working in Retirement in The United States in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/
Aegon, Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017 [Graph], Aegon, May 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/