When surveyed in April 2020, 23 percent of Americans felt declined confidence in retiring comfortable, due to the coronavirus pandemic. When surveyed again in December 2020, a lower share, only 16 percent, felt declined confidence to retire. Meanwhile, a higher share (13 percent) felt increased confidence in April 2020. This share was lower in December that year, when only 11 percent had improved confidence to retire comfortably.
Retirement confidence after the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020
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Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (August 5, 2021). Retirement confidence after the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189267/retirement-confidence-after-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Retirement confidence after the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020 ." Chart. August 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189267/retirement-confidence-after-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (2021). Retirement confidence after the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189267/retirement-confidence-after-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Retirement Confidence after The Coronavirus Pandemic in The United States in 2020 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189267/retirement-confidence-after-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, Retirement confidence after the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189267/retirement-confidence-after-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Retirement confidence after the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in 2020 [Graph], Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, August 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189267/retirement-confidence-after-the-coronavirus-pandemic/