[Pension with a defined benefit from work (i.e. pension based on a formula, your earnings, and years of service) Which of the following are sources of funds for you [and your spouse/partner] in retirement?
Defined benefit pension as a retirement funding source · Asked in 2 waves, 2014–2015 · 2,998 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of K10_d first asked in 2014: wording or answer options differ from shed:K10_d.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 33% | 67% | 1516 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school | 57% | 43% | 68 | ±14 | |
| High school | 36% | 64% | 571 |
| ±5 |
| Some college | 32% | 68% | 448 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 21% | 79% | 231 | ±9 |
| Postgraduate | 23% | 77% | 198 | ±9 |
SHED 2015 · US adults 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.