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[Social Security] Are each of the following sources of funds for you [and your spouse or partner] in retirement?
Social Security as a retirement funding source · Asked in 2 waves, 2016–2017 · 6,734 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of K10_a first asked in 2016: wording or answer options differ from shed:K10_a.
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 | 13% | 87% | 4632 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school | 4% | 96% | 112 | ±11 | |
| High school | 14% | 86% | 1136 |
| ±3 |
| Some college | 12% | 88% | 1693 | ±3 |
| Bachelor's | 16% | 84% | 897 | ±4 |
| Postgraduate | 14% | 86% | 794 | ±4 |
SHED 2017 · 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.