This statistic presents the change in financial situation post-retirement according to retirees in the United States in 2018. At that time, 36 percent of respondents reported that their situation has declined, compared to 20 percent who reported improvement.
Since entering retirement, has your personal financial situation improved, declined, or stayed the same?
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Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (December 1, 2018). Since entering retirement, has your personal financial situation improved, declined, or stayed the same? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987484/change-in-financial-situation-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Since entering retirement, has your personal financial situation improved, declined, or stayed the same?." Chart. December 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987484/change-in-financial-situation-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (2018). Since entering retirement, has your personal financial situation improved, declined, or stayed the same?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987484/change-in-financial-situation-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Since Entering Retirement, Has Your Personal Financial Situation Improved, Declined, or Stayed The Same?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987484/change-in-financial-situation-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, Since entering retirement, has your personal financial situation improved, declined, or stayed the same? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987484/change-in-financial-situation-post-retirement-usa/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Since entering retirement, has your personal financial situation improved, declined, or stayed the same? [Graph], Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, December 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987484/change-in-financial-situation-post-retirement-usa/