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[Family responsibilities] How important were each of the following in your decision to retire at the age that you did?
Importance of family responsibilities in retirement decision · Asked in 2 waves, 2017–2018 · 8,642 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of K9_d first asked in 2017: wording or answer options differ from shed:K9_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 | Not important | Somewhat important | Very important | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 66% | 17% | 17% | 4010 | ±2 | |
| White |
| 70% |
| 16% |
| 14% |
| 3062 |
| ±2 |
| Black | 65% | 14% | 21% | 407 | ±6 |
| Hispanic | 53% | 19% | 28% | 342 | ±7 |
| Asian | 53% | 21% | 25% | 80 | ±13 |
| Other | 53% | 22% | 26% | 119 | ±14 |
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.