This statistic illustrates the reasons that adults over the age of 50 now intend to work longer than planned in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 1st quarter 2016. It can be seen that almost one quarter (24 percent) of respondents stated that they are expecting to work longer than planned as they still have debts to pay off.
Reasons that employees aged 50 and older intended to work longer than planned before retirement in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 1st quarter 2016
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Reasons that employees aged 50 and older intended to work longer than planned before retirement in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 1st quarter 2016
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Aviva. (March 31, 2016). Reasons that employees aged 50 and older intended to work longer than planned before retirement in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 1st quarter 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/540729/over-50-working-longer-than-planned-reasoning-uk/
Aviva. "Reasons that employees aged 50 and older intended to work longer than planned before retirement in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 1st quarter 2016 ." Chart. March 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/540729/over-50-working-longer-than-planned-reasoning-uk/
Aviva. (2016). Reasons that employees aged 50 and older intended to work longer than planned before retirement in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 1st quarter 2016 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/540729/over-50-working-longer-than-planned-reasoning-uk/
Aviva. "Reasons That Employees Aged 50 and Older Intended to Work Longer than Planned before Retirement in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 1st Quarter 2016 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/540729/over-50-working-longer-than-planned-reasoning-uk/
Aviva, Reasons that employees aged 50 and older intended to work longer than planned before retirement in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 1st quarter 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/540729/over-50-working-longer-than-planned-reasoning-uk/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
Reasons that employees aged 50 and older intended to work longer than planned before retirement in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 1st quarter 2016 [Graph], Aviva, March 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/540729/over-50-working-longer-than-planned-reasoning-uk/
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