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Reasons for working in retirement in the U.S. 2017
Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017
by M. Szmigiera,
last edited
Jul 26, 2018
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.
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by M. Szmigiera,
last edited
Jul 26, 2018
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.
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- May 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 2017
- Number of respondents
- 16,000*
- Special properties
- employees and retired people.
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?"
*The findings in this report are based on the responses of 14,400 employees and 1,600 retired people in 15 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 2017
- Number of respondents
- 16,000*
- Special properties
- employees and retired people.
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?"
*The findings in this report are based on the responses of 14,400 employees and 1,600 retired people in 15 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Statistics on "Retirement saving in the United States"
- Overview
The most important statistics
- Share of old age population (65 years and older) in the total U.S. population from 1950 to 2050U.S. - seniors as a percentage of the population 1950-2050
- Population aged 65 years and over in the United States in 2018, sorted by state (in 1,000)U.S. population aged 65 years and over 2018, by state
- Value of retirement savings in the United States in 2017, by genderValue of retirement savings in the U.S. 2017, by gender
- Retirement readiness index score in the United States from 2012 to 2019Retirement readiness index score in the U.S. 2012-2019
- Forecast number of military retirees in the U.S. from 2019 to 2029 (in 1,000s)Forecast number of military retirees in the U.S. 2019-2029
- Government retirement plans
The most important statistics
- Financial assets of federal government retirement funds in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Financial assets of federal government retirement funds in the U.S. 2000-2017
- Retirement assets of federal defined benefit plans in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Retirement assets of federal defined benefit plans in the U.S. 2000-2017
- Financial assets of state and local government employee retirement funds in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Financial assets of U.S. state government retirement fund 2000-2017
- Total assets of retirement defined contribution plans in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Total assets of retirement defined contribution plans in the U.S. 2000-2017
- Net purchases of equities by state and local government retirement funds in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Net purchases of equities by U.S. state & local government retirement funds 2000-2017
- U.S. state and local government retirement fund net purchases of corporate and foreign bonds from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. state & local government retirement fund corporate & foreign bond purchases 2017
- Saving patterns
The most important statistics
- What types of accounts do you have for your retirement savings?Accounts used for retirement savings in the U.S. 2019
- Share of retirement account assets managed by mutual funds in the United States from 1995 to 2018, by type of retirement vehicleShare of retirement account assets managed by mutual funds in the U.S. 1995-2018
- About what percentage of your total household income do you think you (and your spouse) need to save each year from now until you expect to retire so you can live comfortably throughout your retirement?Share of saved income sufficient to live comfortably in retirement in the U.S. 2017
- Share of adults who contributed to retirement savings accounts compared with the previous year in the United States in 2018Share of adults contributing to retirement savings accounts in U.S. 2018
- Miscellaneous
The most important statistics
- Which of the following sources of information and advice do or would you say are the most important to you when choosing how to save for retirement?Sources of information for retirement saving in U.S. 2016
- Reasons for starting to save for retirement in the United States in 2017Reasons for starting to save for retirement in the U.S. 2017
- Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017Reasons for working in retirement in the U.S. 2017
- How confident are you that you did a good job of preparing financially for your retirement?Worker confidence about financial preparation for retirement in the U.S. 2017
- How confident are you that you and your spouse will have enough money to live comfortably through retirement?Worker confidence about having enough money in retirement in the U.S. 2019
- Share of large firms offering retiree health benefits in the United States from 2000 to 2018Share of large U.S. firms offering retiree health benefits 2000-2018
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- U.S. pre-retirees' plans for balancing work and leisure in retirement 2013
- Reasons to work in retirement in the United States in 2014
- Reasons for continuing working past retirement age in Poland in 2017
- Reasons to start a business in retirement in the U.S. 2014
- Workplace-provided options for transition to retirement in Spain 2017
- Workplace-provided options for transition to retirement in France 2017
- Workplace-provided options for transition to retirement in Hungary 2017
- Workplace-provided options for transition to retirement in Poland 2017
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Statistics on "Retirement saving in the United States"
- Share of old age population (65 years and older) in the total U.S. population from 1950 to 2050
- Population aged 65 years and over in the United States in 2018, sorted by state (in 1,000)
- Value of retirement savings in the United States in 2017, by gender
- Retirement readiness index score in the United States from 2012 to 2019
- Forecast number of military retirees in the U.S. from 2019 to 2029 (in 1,000s)
- Financial assets of federal government retirement funds in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Retirement assets of federal defined benefit plans in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Financial assets of state and local government employee retirement funds in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Total assets of retirement defined contribution plans in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Net purchases of equities by state and local government retirement funds in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- U.S. state and local government retirement fund net purchases of corporate and foreign bonds from 2000 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- What types of accounts do you have for your retirement savings?
- Share of retirement account assets managed by mutual funds in the United States from 1995 to 2018, by type of retirement vehicle
- About what percentage of your total household income do you think you (and your spouse) need to save each year from now until you expect to retire so you can live comfortably throughout your retirement?
- Share of adults who contributed to retirement savings accounts compared with the previous year in the United States in 2018
- Which of the following sources of information and advice do or would you say are the most important to you when choosing how to save for retirement?
- Reasons for starting to save for retirement in the United States in 2017
- Reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2017
- How confident are you that you did a good job of preparing financially for your retirement?
- How confident are you that you and your spouse will have enough money to live comfortably through retirement?
- Share of large firms offering retiree health benefits in the United States from 2000 to 2018
- Reasons for working on retirement worldwide in 2017
- Reasons for working on retirement in Brazil in 2017
- Reasons for working on retirement in Canada in 2017
- Hungary: which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?
- France: which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?
- Spain: which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?
- The Netherlands: which, if any, of the following services does your employer offer to help employees phase into retirement?
- Germany: which, if any, of the following services does your employer offer to help employees phase into retirement?
- United Kingdom (UK): which of the following services does your employer offer to help employees phase into retirement?
- The Netherlands: which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?
- Reasons why working U.S. retirees pursued a different line of work in retirement, 2014
- Plans for work and leisure in retirement among U.S. pre-retirees 2013
- Reasons to work in retirement in the United States in 2014
- Poland: which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?
- Reasons to start a business in retirement in the United States in 2014
- Spain: which, if any, of the following services does your employer offer to help employees phase into retirement?
- France: which, if any, of the following services does your employer offer to help employees phase into retirement?
- Hungary: which, if any, of the following services does your employer offer to help employees phase into retirement?
- Poland: which, if any, of the following services does your employer offer to help employees phase into retirement?
- Top reasons for working in retirement in the United States in 2013
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