LIFE OVERALL

Only 14% of pre-retirees expect that their life will be worse after retirement. But 25% of retirees report that their life is worse in retirement than it was in the five years before they retired.

expectations

Views of Pre-Retirees

VS.

reality

Experiences of Retirees

26%

BETTER

29%

14%

WORSE

25%

55%

ABOUT THE SAME

44%

Question for Retirees: All in all, would you say your life since retirement is better, worse or about the same as your life in the 5 years before you retired?

Question for Pre-Retirees: All in all, would you say your life after retirement will be better, worse or about the same as your life now?

Asked of random selection of retirees and pre-retirees; n=1164; retired =755; pre-retired =409

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