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I worked to save more money, make retirement savings last longer, or delay claiming Social Security - Were each of the following true about your decision to work last month?
Worked last month to boost savings or delay Social Security · Asked in 2 waves, 2024–2025 · 590 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 | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 48% | 52% | 324 | ±6 | |
| Less than high school † | Too few respondents | – | – | 11 | ±31 |
| High school | 61% | 39% | 71 | ±13 | |
| Some college |
| 51% |
| 49% |
| 103 |
| ±10 |
| Bachelor's | 37% | 63% | 87 | ±11 |
| Postgraduate † | 25% | 75% | 52 | ±15 |
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.