In 2018, 45 percent of the U.S. workers aged 18 to 34 "strongly" or "somewhat" agreed that they did not know how to start preparing for retirement. Only 29 percent of the respondents aged 55 years old an more stated the same.
Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age
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18-34
35-54
55+
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The question text was: "To what extent, do you agree or disagree with the following statement: 'I don't/didn't know how to start preparing for retirement.'"
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YouGov. (October 16, 2018). Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/
YouGov. "Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age." Chart. October 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/
YouGov. (2018). Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/
YouGov. "Opinion on Knowledge on How to save for Retirement in The United States in 2018, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/
YouGov, Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Opinion on knowledge on how to save for retirement in the United States in 2018, by age [Graph], YouGov, October 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/940246/knowledge-of-how-to-save-for-retirement-by-age-usa/