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
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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 May 11, 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 May 11, 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: May 11, 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 May 11, 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/