In 2018, 45 percent of the U.S. workers aged 18 to 34 "strongly" or "somewhat" agreed that they did not know how to start preparing for retirement. Only 29 percent of the respondents aged 55 years old an more stated the same.
Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age
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Statistics on Pensioners in the U.S.
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Retirement
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Social security
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- Premium Statistic Retiree confidence in future Social Security provisions in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of retired workers receiving Social Security in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of retired Social Security beneficiaries in the U.S. 2022, by age
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Health
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Elderly care
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- Premium Statistic Quarterly senior housing occupancy rate United States Q4 2019-Q3 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. cities with the most recreation and senior centers per 20,000 residents 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of senior housing communities in the U.S. Q1 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of senior housing units in the U.S. Q1 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic U.S. firms offering retiree health benefits in 2022, by industry
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YouGov. (October 16, 2018). Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/
YouGov. "Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age." Chart. October 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/
YouGov. (2018). Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/
YouGov. "Opinion on Knowledge on How to save for Retirement in The United States in 2018, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/
YouGov, Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age [Graph], YouGov, October 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/