The statistic above shows the opinion of U.S. working retirees and non-working retirees about their retirement work. In 2014, 67 percent of the retirees who continued working were proud of their lives.
U.S. retirees' opinion on retirement work improving their quality of life in 2014
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Social security
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Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave. (June 4, 2014). U.S. retirees' opinion on retirement work improving their quality of life in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320067/us-retirees-opinion-on-how-work-makes-their-retirement-better/
Merrill Lynch, und Age Wave. "U.S. retirees' opinion on retirement work improving their quality of life in 2014." Chart. June 4, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320067/us-retirees-opinion-on-how-work-makes-their-retirement-better/
Merrill Lynch, Age Wave. (2014). U.S. retirees' opinion on retirement work improving their quality of life in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320067/us-retirees-opinion-on-how-work-makes-their-retirement-better/
Merrill Lynch, and Age Wave. "U.S. Retirees' Opinion on Retirement Work Improving Their Quality of Life in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320067/us-retirees-opinion-on-how-work-makes-their-retirement-better/
Merrill Lynch & Age Wave, U.S. retirees' opinion on retirement work improving their quality of life in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320067/us-retirees-opinion-on-how-work-makes-their-retirement-better/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
U.S. retirees' opinion on retirement work improving their quality of life in 2014 [Graph], Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave, June 4, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320067/us-retirees-opinion-on-how-work-makes-their-retirement-better/