This statistic illustrates the important reasons for people working beyond retirement age according to respondents in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017. It can be seen that the majority of respondents (65 percent) declared that the desire to continue working stems from the wish to keep mentally and physically active. A further 45 percent of respondents stated that they would continue working beyond retirement age as they enjoy their work or career. However, concerns about social security benefits was the third most often quoted reason for continuing working with 30 percent of respondents pointing to that motive.
United Kingdom (UK): which of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?
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Aegon. (June 6, 2017). United Kingdom (UK): which of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/453317/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-uk/
Aegon. "United Kingdom (UK): which of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?." Chart. June 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453317/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-uk/
Aegon. (2017). United Kingdom (UK): which of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453317/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-uk/
Aegon. "United Kingdom (Uk): Which of The following Are Important Reasons for You Continuing to Work to Some Extent in Retirement?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453317/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-uk/
Aegon, United Kingdom (UK): which of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453317/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
United Kingdom (UK): which of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement? [Graph], Aegon, June 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/453317/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-uk/