This statistic illustrates the events and other reasons that have motivated people to start saving for retirement in Poland as of 2017. It can be seen that turning a certain age was the most common reason mentioned amongst the people surveyed in Poland at that time, with 40 percent of respondents stating this as a key prompt to begin saving for retirement. A further 21 percent of respondents stated that getting a new job or a pay rise as a prompt to start saving for retirement as of 2017.
Poland: which, if any, of the following have prompted you to start saving for retirement?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I turned a certain age
40%
I got a promotion/ pay rise
21%
My employer started paying into a retirement plan/ pension for me
17%
I started a family
16%
No particular reason
14%
I started a new (not first) job
11%
I lost my job
11%
I was automatically enrolled into my employer's retirement plan/ pension
10%
I bought my first home
10%
I got married
9%
My employer offered a matching contribution to its retirement plan/ pension
Information regarding the scale and index methodology can be found on a dedicated Aegon page.
Full question reads as follows: "There are many reasons why people start saving for retirement. Which, if any, of the following have prompted you to start saving for retirement?"
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Aegon. (June 6, 2017). Poland: which, if any, of the following have prompted you to start saving for retirement? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/453396/generating-income-for-retirement-poland/
Aegon. "Poland: which, if any, of the following have prompted you to start saving for retirement?." Chart. June 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453396/generating-income-for-retirement-poland/
Aegon. (2017). Poland: which, if any, of the following have prompted you to start saving for retirement?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453396/generating-income-for-retirement-poland/
Aegon. "Poland: Which, If Any, of The following Have Prompted You to Start Saving for Retirement?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453396/generating-income-for-retirement-poland/
Aegon, Poland: which, if any, of the following have prompted you to start saving for retirement? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453396/generating-income-for-retirement-poland/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Poland: which, if any, of the following have prompted you to start saving for retirement? [Graph], Aegon, June 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/453396/generating-income-for-retirement-poland/
