This statistic presents the reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017. It was found that 60 percent of the respondents worked on retirement because they wanted to keep active/keep their brain alert.
Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017
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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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- Reasons for working on retirement in Canada 2017
- Reasons for continuing working past retirement age in Spain in 2017
- Reasons for continuing working past retirement age in Hungary in 2017
- Reasons for continuing work past retirement age in the United Kingdom in 2017
- Reasons for continuing working past retirement age in France in 2020
- Workplace-provided options for transition to retirement in Germany 2017
- Workplace improvements to facilitate transition into retirement in the UK 2017
- Workplace-provided options for transition to retirement in Poland 2017
- Strategies for working U.S. retirees to improve their ability to work in retirement
- U.S. pre-retirees' plans for balancing work and leisure in retirement 2013
- U.S. retirees' opinion on how work makes retirement better in 2014
- People believing in bad effect of not sufficient retirement funds on health 2013
- Percentage of Americans aged between 50 and 64 with no retirement savings 2010
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- Reasons for working on retirement in Canada 2017
- Reasons for continuing working past retirement age in Spain in 2017
- Reasons for continuing working past retirement age in Hungary in 2017
- Reasons for continuing work past retirement age in the United Kingdom in 2017
- Reasons for continuing working past retirement age in France in 2020
- Workplace-provided options for transition to retirement in Germany 2017
- Workplace improvements to facilitate transition into retirement in the UK 2017
- Workplace-provided options for transition to retirement in Poland 2017
- Strategies for working U.S. retirees to improve their ability to work in retirement
- U.S. pre-retirees' plans for balancing work and leisure in retirement 2013
- U.S. retirees' opinion on how work makes retirement better in 2014
- People believing in bad effect of not sufficient retirement funds on health 2013
- Percentage of Americans aged between 50 and 64 with no retirement savings 2010
Aegon. (May 31, 2017). Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/
Aegon. "Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017." Chart. May 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/
Aegon. (2017). Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/
Aegon. "Reasons for Working in Retirement in The United States in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/
Aegon, Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017 [Graph], Aegon, May 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/560097/reasons-for-working-on-retirement-usa/