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[Poor health] How important were each of the following in your decision to retire at the age that you did?
Importance of poor health in retirement decision · Asked in 3 waves, 2016–2018 · 10,744 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of K9_a first asked in 2016: wording or answer options differ from shed:K9_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 | Not important | Somewhat important | Very important | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 61% | 15% | 24% | 4010 | ±2 | |
| 18–29 † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 23 |
| ±25 |
| 30–44 † | 22% | 23% | 55% | 72 | ±15 |
| 45–64 | 46% | 15% | 39% | 1109 | ±3 |
| 65+ | 70% | 14% | 15% | 2806 | ±2 |
SHED 2018 · 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.