This statistic presents the ways of spending money in case of lottery win or inheritance of 100,000 U.S. dollars in the United States in 2017, by age. During the survey period, 38 percent of respondents aged 60 and older stated that they would use this money to pay off any existing debt or loans while 17 percent in the same age bracket stated that they would invest it toward retirement.
If you won the lottery or received an inheritance of 100,000 U.S. dollars today, what would you most likely to do with that money?
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Statista Survey. (August 28, 2017). If you won the lottery or received an inheritance of 100,000 U.S. dollars today, what would you most likely to do with that money? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380959/spending-of-lottery-inheritance-money-usa-by-generation/
Statista Survey. "If you won the lottery or received an inheritance of 100,000 U.S. dollars today, what would you most likely to do with that money?." Chart. August 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380959/spending-of-lottery-inheritance-money-usa-by-generation/
Statista Survey. (2017). If you won the lottery or received an inheritance of 100,000 U.S. dollars today, what would you most likely to do with that money?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380959/spending-of-lottery-inheritance-money-usa-by-generation/
Statista Survey. "If You Won The Lottery or Received An Inheritance of 100,000 U.S. Dollars Today, What Would You Most Likely to Do with That Money?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380959/spending-of-lottery-inheritance-money-usa-by-generation/
Statista Survey, If you won the lottery or received an inheritance of 100,000 U.S. dollars today, what would you most likely to do with that money? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380959/spending-of-lottery-inheritance-money-usa-by-generation/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
If you won the lottery or received an inheritance of 100,000 U.S. dollars today, what would you most likely to do with that money? [Graph], Statista Survey, August 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/380959/spending-of-lottery-inheritance-money-usa-by-generation/
