This statistic presents the timeframe when the retirees began planning financially for retirement in the United States as of January 2014. It was found that 42 percent of retirees began planning financially for retirement 20 years or more before their retirement.
When did you begin to pay serious attention to planning financially for your retirement?
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EBRI. (March 18, 2014). When did you begin to pay serious attention to planning financially for your retirement? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292096/us-retiree-preparation-for-retirement/
EBRI. "When did you begin to pay serious attention to planning financially for your retirement?." Chart. March 18, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292096/us-retiree-preparation-for-retirement/
EBRI. (2014). When did you begin to pay serious attention to planning financially for your retirement?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292096/us-retiree-preparation-for-retirement/
EBRI. "When did you begin to pay serious attention to planning financially for your retirement?." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292096/us-retiree-preparation-for-retirement/
EBRI, When did you begin to pay serious attention to planning financially for your retirement? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292096/us-retiree-preparation-for-retirement/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
When did you begin to pay serious attention to planning financially for your retirement? [Graph], EBRI, March 18, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292096/us-retiree-preparation-for-retirement/