The statistic above represents the most common reasons why working U.S. retirees pursued a different line of work. In 2014, 51 percent of the working retirees stated they changed their line of work to have a more flexible schedule.
Reasons why working U.S. retirees pursued a different line of work in retirement, 2014
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Age Wave, & Merrill Lynch. (June 4, 2014). Reasons why working U.S. retirees pursued a different line of work in retirement, 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320084/reasons-why-working-retirees-pursued-a-different-line-of-work/
Age Wave, und Merrill Lynch. "Reasons why working U.S. retirees pursued a different line of work in retirement, 2014." Chart. June 4, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320084/reasons-why-working-retirees-pursued-a-different-line-of-work/
Age Wave, Merrill Lynch. (2014). Reasons why working U.S. retirees pursued a different line of work in retirement, 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320084/reasons-why-working-retirees-pursued-a-different-line-of-work/
Age Wave, and Merrill Lynch. "Reasons Why Working U.S. Retirees Pursued a Different Line of Work in Retirement, 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320084/reasons-why-working-retirees-pursued-a-different-line-of-work/
Age Wave & Merrill Lynch, Reasons why working U.S. retirees pursued a different line of work in retirement, 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320084/reasons-why-working-retirees-pursued-a-different-line-of-work/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Reasons why working U.S. retirees pursued a different line of work in retirement, 2014 [Graph], Age Wave, & Merrill Lynch, June 4, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320084/reasons-why-working-retirees-pursued-a-different-line-of-work/