The statistic presents the financial worries of Americans in retirement as of 2016. In that year, 49 percent of the respondents stated that they feared either their loved one or they themselves could experience a costly health issue.
Financial worries of Americans in retirement as of 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I or a loved one will have a costly health issue(s)
49%
The rising cost of goods and services (inflation)
46%
Not having enough money to do what I’d like to do
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Merrill Lynch. (February 15, 2017). Financial worries of Americans in retirement as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/713953/financial-worries-in-retirement-usa/
Merrill Lynch. "Financial worries of Americans in retirement as of 2016." Chart. February 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713953/financial-worries-in-retirement-usa/
Merrill Lynch. (2017). Financial worries of Americans in retirement as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713953/financial-worries-in-retirement-usa/
Merrill Lynch. "Financial Worries of Americans in Retirement as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713953/financial-worries-in-retirement-usa/
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Financial worries of Americans in retirement as of 2016 [Graph], Merrill Lynch, February 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/713953/financial-worries-in-retirement-usa/
