The statistic above provides the expected sources of retirement income among U.S. Americans. In 2014, 53 percent of the Silent Generation stated they count on social security to provide their income in retirement, while 26 percent of the Millennials stated they would rely on employment income in retirement.
Expected sources of retirement income among U.S. Americans in 2014, sorted by generation
Characteristic
Employment income
Personal savings/investments
Employer-sponsored pension
Social security
Other
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Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave. (June 4, 2014). Expected sources of retirement income among U.S. Americans in 2014, sorted by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320029/expected-sources-of-retirement-income-amog-us-americans/
Merrill Lynch, und Age Wave. "Expected sources of retirement income among U.S. Americans in 2014, sorted by generation." Chart. June 4, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320029/expected-sources-of-retirement-income-amog-us-americans/
Merrill Lynch, Age Wave. (2014). Expected sources of retirement income among U.S. Americans in 2014, sorted by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320029/expected-sources-of-retirement-income-amog-us-americans/
Merrill Lynch, and Age Wave. "Expected Sources of Retirement Income among U.S. Americans in 2014, Sorted by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320029/expected-sources-of-retirement-income-amog-us-americans/
Merrill Lynch & Age Wave, Expected sources of retirement income among U.S. Americans in 2014, sorted by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320029/expected-sources-of-retirement-income-amog-us-americans/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Expected sources of retirement income among U.S. Americans in 2014, sorted by generation [Graph], Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave, June 4, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320029/expected-sources-of-retirement-income-amog-us-americans/