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Majority of Americans Age 45-65 Believe Saving for Retirement is Important

Washington, D.C. — The Ipsos/USA Today data on retirees provides insights into how 45-65 year olds are preparing for their retirement.

Key findings from the study are below.

Key Findings

  • Retirement was the second (66%) most likely (very/somewhat) item respondents said that they would put at least $100 towards over the next six months.
    • 92% of respondents said that saving for retirement was important (very/somewhat) to them and their family, with 62% saying that it was "very important."
  • When asked how prepared they felt about their retirement, 59% of respondents said they felt prepared (very/somewhat). However, 78% of respondents agreed that they need to save more to afford the retirement they want.
  • When asked how they planned to spend their retirement, 57% of respondents mentioned both "spending more time with family" and "traveling" as their top choices, followed by both "taking up a hobby" (35%) and "spending more time with friends" (35%).

The topline results are available for download.

These are findings from an Ipsos poll conducted January 11-16, 2017 on behalf of USA Today. For the survey, a sample of 1,205 adults age 45-65 from the continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii was interviewed online in English. The poll has a credibility interval of ± 3.2 percentage points for all respondents and a credibility interval adjusted for design effect of the following (n=1,205, DEFF=1.5, adjusted Confidence Interval=4.7). Post-hoc weights were made to the population characteristics on gender, age, region, race/ethnicity and income.For more information about Ipsos online polling methodology, please go here: http://goo.gl/yJBkuf

For more information on this news release please contact:

Chris Jackson
Vice President
Ipsos Public Affairs
202.420.2011
[email protected]

About Ipsos

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With offices in 88 countries, Ipsos delivers insightful expertise across five research specializations: brand, advertising and media, customer loyalty, marketing, public affairs research, and survey management.

Ipsos researchers assess market potential and interpret market trends. They develop and build brands. They help clients build long-term relationships with their customers. They test advertising and study audience responses to various media and they measure public opinion around the globe.

Ipsos has been listed on the Paris Stock Exchange since 1999 and generated global revenues of €1,669.5 ($2,218.4 million) in 2014.

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