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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 | |
| Less than high school † |
| 1% |
| 14% |
| 66% |
| 19% |
| 37 |
| ±21 |
| High school | 5% | 15% | 44% | 36% | 218 | ±9 |
| Some college | 7% | 12% | 48% | 33% | 318 | ±8 |
| Bachelor's | 7% | 16% | 45% | 31% | 122 | ±11 |
| Postgraduate † | 6% | 14% | 43% | 37% | 76 | ±14 |
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.