According to a survey conducted in January 2021 among senior citizens in Japan, around 30.2 percent of the respondents thought that their current savings and assets were somewhat insufficient as a preparation for old age. About 27.2 percent considered their savings to be somewhat sufficient.
Opinion on sufficiency of current savings and assets to prepare for old age among senior citizens in Japan in 2021
excluding persons who live in facilities; single answer format
Method of interview
Postal questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Do you think your current savings and assets are sufficient to provide for your (and your spouse's or partner's, if any) old age in the future? (select only one)"
The source used a stratified two-stage random sampling method.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (June 11, 2021). Opinion on sufficiency of current savings and assets to prepare for old age among senior citizens in Japan in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309453/japan-opinion-elderly-sufficiency-savings-assets-old-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Opinion on sufficiency of current savings and assets to prepare for old age among senior citizens in Japan in 2021." Chart. June 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309453/japan-opinion-elderly-sufficiency-savings-assets-old-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2021). Opinion on sufficiency of current savings and assets to prepare for old age among senior citizens in Japan in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309453/japan-opinion-elderly-sufficiency-savings-assets-old-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Opinion on Sufficiency of Current Savings and Assets to Prepare for Old Age among Senior Citizens in Japan in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309453/japan-opinion-elderly-sufficiency-savings-assets-old-age/
Cabinet Office Japan, Opinion on sufficiency of current savings and assets to prepare for old age among senior citizens in Japan in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309453/japan-opinion-elderly-sufficiency-savings-assets-old-age/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Opinion on sufficiency of current savings and assets to prepare for old age among senior citizens in Japan in 2021 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, June 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309453/japan-opinion-elderly-sufficiency-savings-assets-old-age/
