The statistic above gives information about the expected sources of retirement income in the United States among different generations. In 2016, 76 percent of Generation X respondents expect self-funded savings and investments to be the source of their income after their retirement.
Which of the following do you expect to be sources of income to cover your living expenses after you retire? (by generation)
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Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (August 31, 2016). Which of the following do you expect to be sources of income to cover your living expenses after you retire? (by generation) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325663/sources-of-retirement-funds-in-the-us-by-generation/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Which of the following do you expect to be sources of income to cover your living expenses after you retire? (by generation)." Chart. August 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325663/sources-of-retirement-funds-in-the-us-by-generation/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (2016). Which of the following do you expect to be sources of income to cover your living expenses after you retire? (by generation). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325663/sources-of-retirement-funds-in-the-us-by-generation/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Which of The following Do You Expect to Be Sources of Income to Cover Your Living Expenses after You Retire? (by Generation)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325663/sources-of-retirement-funds-in-the-us-by-generation/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, Which of the following do you expect to be sources of income to cover your living expenses after you retire? (by generation) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325663/sources-of-retirement-funds-in-the-us-by-generation/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Which of the following do you expect to be sources of income to cover your living expenses after you retire? (by generation) [Graph], Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, August 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325663/sources-of-retirement-funds-in-the-us-by-generation/