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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Statistics on Retirement saving in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Household retirement savings in the U.S. 2020-2021, by amount
- Premium Statistic Retirement readiness index score in the U.S. 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Savings and investments held by employees in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of households with IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Value of retirement assets in the U.S. 1995-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Accounts used for retirement savings in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of retirement account assets managed by mutual funds in the U.S. 1995-2021
IRAs
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- Premium Statistic Total assets of traditional IRAs 2000 to 2021
- Premium Statistic Value of IRA assets in the United States 1995-2021, by investment type
- Premium Statistic Number of households with IRA in the U.S. 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of households with IRAs in the U.S. 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Value of assets invested in IRAs in the U.S. 2021, by type
Government retirement plans
3
DC plans
3
Saving patterns
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- Premium Statistic Change in retirement savings due to coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Adults with any retirement savings in the U.S. 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Accounts used for retirement savings in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Expected main source of retirement income in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Drivers for starting to save for retirement in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Retirement savings by age U.S. 2020
Retirement confidence
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- Premium Statistic Retirement confidence after the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Retirees' confidence about having enough money in retirement in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic Percentage of retirees working for pay in the U.S. 1999-2022
- Premium Statistic Retirees' confidence to pay medical expenses in retirement U.S. 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic Workers' confidence about having enough money in retirement in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Workers' confidence about financial preparation for retirement in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Retirees' confidence about financial preparation for retirement in the U.S. 2022
Further related statistics
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- Share of saved income sufficient to live comfortably in retirement in the U.S. 2017
- Workers' confidence about financial preparation for retirement in the U.S. 2022
- Workers' confidence about having enough money in retirement in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Workers' confidence about covering medical expenses in retirement in the U.S. 2021
- Worker confidence about paying for long-term care in retirement in the U.S. 2017
- Primary financial goals of Canadians 2015
- Primary financial goals of Canadians 2015, by age
- Primary financial goals in the U.S. 2018, by generation
- Leading financial resolutions for 2018 in the U.S.
- Workers' confidence in future Social Security provisions in the U.S. 2022
- Approach to financial planning by Americans during COVID-19 in 2020
- Americans who started financial planning during COVID-19 2020, by generation
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- Share of saved income sufficient to live comfortably in retirement in the U.S. 2017
- Workers' confidence about financial preparation for retirement in the U.S. 2022
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- Workers' confidence about covering medical expenses in retirement in the U.S. 2021
- Worker confidence about paying for long-term care in retirement in the U.S. 2017
- Primary financial goals of Canadians 2015
- Primary financial goals of Canadians 2015, by age
- Primary financial goals in the U.S. 2018, by generation
- Leading financial resolutions for 2018 in the U.S.
- Workers' confidence in future Social Security provisions in the U.S. 2022
- Approach to financial planning by Americans during COVID-19 in 2020
- Americans who started financial planning during COVID-19 2020, by generation
EBRI. (March 18, 2014). When did you begin to pay serious attention to planning financially for your retirement? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, 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 February 03, 2023. 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: February 03, 2023. 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 February 03, 2023)
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/