The statistic above represents the top reasons to work in retirement among U.S. pre-retirees and retirees in 2014. In 2014, about 62 percent of the retirees stated they worked to stay mentally active.
Reasons to work in retirement in the United States in 2014
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Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave. (June 4, 2014). Reasons to work in retirement in the United States in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320072/reasons-to-work-in-retirement-in-the-us/
Merrill Lynch, und Age Wave. "Reasons to work in retirement in the United States in 2014." Chart. June 4, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320072/reasons-to-work-in-retirement-in-the-us/
Merrill Lynch, Age Wave. (2014). Reasons to work in retirement in the United States in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320072/reasons-to-work-in-retirement-in-the-us/
Merrill Lynch, and Age Wave. "Reasons to Work in Retirement in The United States in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320072/reasons-to-work-in-retirement-in-the-us/
Merrill Lynch & Age Wave, Reasons to work in retirement in the United States in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320072/reasons-to-work-in-retirement-in-the-us/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Reasons to work in retirement in the United States in 2014 [Graph], Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave, June 4, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320072/reasons-to-work-in-retirement-in-the-us/