ABILITY TO LIVE WHERE YOU WANT

15% of pre-retirees were pessimistic about their ability to live where they wanted to live after retirement. 11% of retirees reported that their ability to live where they wanted to live was worse.

expectations

Views of Pre-Retirees

VS.

reality

Experiences of Retirees

21%

BETTER

23%

15%

WORSE

11%

64%

ABOUT THE SAME

64%

Question for Retirees: All in all, how would you say your ability to live where you want to live is in retirement as compared to the 5 years before you retired? Is it better, worse or about the same?

Question for Pre-Retirees: All in all, how do you think your ability to live where you want to live will be in retirement as compared to now? Will it be better, worse or about the same?

Asked of random selection of retirees and pre-retirees; n=560; retired =371; pre-retired =189

* Percentages may not total to 100% due to respondents who refused, or who replied "I don't know."