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Financial reasons (such as earning money or keeping health insurance) - You indicated you consider yourself to be retired and that you worked for pay last month. Were each of the following important for your decision to work last month?
Worked in retirement for financial reasons · Asked in 2 waves, 2024–2025 · 1,253 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of K14_a first asked in 2024: wording or answer options differ from shed:K14_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 | 49% | 51% | 643 | ±4 | |
| Northeast | 48% | 52% | 121 | ±9 | |
| Midwest | 59% | 41% | 136 | ±9 |
| South | 46% | 54% | 252 | ±7 |
| West | 45% | 55% | 134 | ±9 |
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.