This survey shows the public opinion on the question who is mainly responsible for providing a standard of living for retirees in the U.S. The survey was done in 2011 and gives additional information about the generation of the respondents. 43 percent of the Baby Boomers stated that the government is resposible for ensuring retired adults have at least a minimum standard of living.
Who should be mainly responsible for ensuring retired adults have at least a minimum standard of living?
Millennial (18-30 years olds): 353 people.
Generation X (31-46 year olds): 435 people.
Baby Boomer (47-65 year olds): 719 people.
Silent (66-83 olds): 412 people.
Figures may not add to 100% because of rounding.
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Pew Research Center. (November 3, 2011). Who should be mainly responsible for ensuring retired adults have at least a minimum standard of living? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207045/responsibility-for-providing-a-standard-of-living-for-retirees-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Who should be mainly responsible for ensuring retired adults have at least a minimum standard of living?." Chart. November 3, 2011. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207045/responsibility-for-providing-a-standard-of-living-for-retirees-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2011). Who should be mainly responsible for ensuring retired adults have at least a minimum standard of living?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207045/responsibility-for-providing-a-standard-of-living-for-retirees-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Who Should Be Mainly Responsible for Ensuring Retired Adults Have at Least a Minimum Standard of Living?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207045/responsibility-for-providing-a-standard-of-living-for-retirees-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Who should be mainly responsible for ensuring retired adults have at least a minimum standard of living? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207045/responsibility-for-providing-a-standard-of-living-for-retirees-in-the-us/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Who should be mainly responsible for ensuring retired adults have at least a minimum standard of living? [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 3, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207045/responsibility-for-providing-a-standard-of-living-for-retirees-in-the-us/