The statistic above gives information about the worries of living a long life among retirees in the United States. In 2013, about 72 percent of the respondents stated their biggest worry is about having serious health problems.
U.S. American retirees biggest worries about living a long life 2013
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Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave. (May 6, 2013). U.S. American retirees biggest worries about living a long life 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325620/us-retirees-worries-about-living-a-long-life/
Merrill Lynch, und Age Wave. "U.S. American retirees biggest worries about living a long life 2013." Chart. May 6, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325620/us-retirees-worries-about-living-a-long-life/
Merrill Lynch, Age Wave. (2013). U.S. American retirees biggest worries about living a long life 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325620/us-retirees-worries-about-living-a-long-life/
Merrill Lynch, and Age Wave. "U.S. American Retirees Biggest Worries about Living a Long Life 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325620/us-retirees-worries-about-living-a-long-life/
Merrill Lynch & Age Wave, U.S. American retirees biggest worries about living a long life 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325620/us-retirees-worries-about-living-a-long-life/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
U.S. American retirees biggest worries about living a long life 2013 [Graph], Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave, May 6, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325620/us-retirees-worries-about-living-a-long-life/