Financial worries of Americans in retirement 2016 | Statista

The statistic presents the financial worries of Americans in retirement as of 2016. In that year, 49 percent of the respondents stated that they feared either their loved one or they themselves could experience a costly health issue.

Financial worries of Americans in retirement as of 2016

Characteristic	Share of respondents
I or a loved one will have a costly health issue(s)	49%
The rising cost of goods and services (inflation)	46%
Not having enough money to do what I’d like to do	44%
Outliving my retirement savings	40%
Living on a fixed income	37%
Increasing tax rates	25%
Not being able to find work, if needed	21%
The stock market will yield low returns	16%

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Release date

February 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August 2016

Number of respondents

4,854 respondents

Age group

25 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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