The statistic shows the barriers to saving for retirement in the United States as of 2016. In that year, 41 percent of the Americans were of the opinion that the cost of basic expenses was the reason why they could not save for retirement.
Barriers to saving for retirement in the United States as of 2016
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Merrill Lynch. (February 15, 2017). Barriers to saving for retirement in the United States as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/713948/barriers-to-saving-for-retirement-usa/
Merrill Lynch. "Barriers to saving for retirement in the United States as of 2016." Chart. February 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713948/barriers-to-saving-for-retirement-usa/
Merrill Lynch. (2017). Barriers to saving for retirement in the United States as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713948/barriers-to-saving-for-retirement-usa/
Merrill Lynch. "Barriers to Saving for Retirement in The United States as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713948/barriers-to-saving-for-retirement-usa/
Merrill Lynch, Barriers to saving for retirement in the United States as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713948/barriers-to-saving-for-retirement-usa/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Barriers to saving for retirement in the United States as of 2016 [Graph], Merrill Lynch, February 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/713948/barriers-to-saving-for-retirement-usa/