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Forced to retire or lack of available work - Were each of the following important to your decision to retire at the age that you did?
Forced to retire or lack of available work · Asked in 7 waves, 2019–2025 · 27,580 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of K9_f first asked in 2019: wording or answer options differ from shed:K9_f.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 89% | 11% | 4194 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school | 84% | 16% | 229 | ±7 | |
| High school |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2025 68 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2025-10-17 to 2025-10-28 | web | 12,934 | 4,194 |
| SHED 2024 63 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 4,048 |
| SHED 2023 51 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 3,785 |
| SHED 2022 46 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 3,946 |
| SHED 2021 40 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 3,995 |
| SHED 2020 | 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 | web | 11,648 | 3,618 |
| SHED 2019 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | web | 12,173 | 3,994 |
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.
| 91% |
| 9% |
| 1164 |
| ±3 |
| Some college | 88% | 12% | 1246 | ±3 |
| Bachelor's | 89% | 11% | 895 | ±3 |
| Postgraduate | 91% | 9% | 660 | ±4 |
SHED 2025 · 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.