If your employer did offer a 401(k), 403(b), Thrift, or other defined contribution retirement plan, woudl you contribute to the plan?
Would contribute if employer offered a retirement plan · Asked in 2 waves, 2015–2016 · 1,495 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
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 | Definitely No | Probably No | Probably Yes | Definitely Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 6% | 14% | 48% | 33% | 771 | ±5 | |
| 18–29 |
| 5% |
| 15% |
| 48% |
| 32% |
| 210 |
| ±9 |
| 30–44 | 5% | 15% | 46% | 34% | 230 | ±8 |
| 45–64 | 6% | 11% | 51% | 33% | 295 | ±7 |
| 65+ † | 27% | 18% | 34% | 21% | 36 | ±21 |
SHED 2016 · 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.