More than two thirds of employees in the United States expected their main source of retirement income to come from retirement plans, such as 401(k), 403(b), or individual retirement accounts (IRAs), as of end 2021. A large share (also around two thirds) expected their main source of income to come from social security. Meanwhile, 33 percent of respondents expected to finance themselves in retirement age by continuing to work.
Expected main source of retirement income in the United States as of 2021
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Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (July 22, 2022). Expected main source of retirement income in the United States as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/941589/expected-main-source-of-retirement-income-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Expected main source of retirement income in the United States as of 2021." Chart. July 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941589/expected-main-source-of-retirement-income-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (2022). Expected main source of retirement income in the United States as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941589/expected-main-source-of-retirement-income-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Expected Main Source of Retirement Income in The United States as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941589/expected-main-source-of-retirement-income-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, Expected main source of retirement income in the United States as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941589/expected-main-source-of-retirement-income-usa/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Expected main source of retirement income in the United States as of 2021 [Graph], Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, July 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/941589/expected-main-source-of-retirement-income-usa/