The statistic shows the triggers to retirement saving in the United States as of 2016. In that year, 46 percent of the Americans stated that they started to save for retirement because their employer offered a retirement savings plan.
Reasons for starting to save for retirement in the United States as of August 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondents
An employer offered a retirement savings plan
46%
I received information about retirement benefits from my employer
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Merrill Lynch. (February 15, 2017). Reasons for starting to save for retirement in the United States as of August 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/713950/triggers-saving-for-retirement-usa/
Merrill Lynch. "Reasons for starting to save for retirement in the United States as of August 2016." Chart. February 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713950/triggers-saving-for-retirement-usa/
Merrill Lynch. (2017). Reasons for starting to save for retirement in the United States as of August 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713950/triggers-saving-for-retirement-usa/
Merrill Lynch. "Reasons for Starting to save for Retirement in The United States as of August 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713950/triggers-saving-for-retirement-usa/
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Reasons for starting to save for retirement in the United States as of August 2016 [Graph], Merrill Lynch, February 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/713950/triggers-saving-for-retirement-usa/
