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When did you retire?
How long ago respondent retired · Asked in 5 waves, 2020–2024 · 19,392 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.
| Group | Within the past year | 1 or 2 years ago | 3 or 4 years ago | 5 years ago or more | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 8% | 11% | 13% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2024 30 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 4,048 |
| SHED 2023 52 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 3,785 |
| SHED 2022 31 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 3,946 |
| SHED 2021 36 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 |
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.
| 68% |
| 4048 |
| ±2 |
| 18–29 † | 43% | 26% | 19% | 12% | 32 | ±19 |
| 30–44 | 23% | 6% | 19% | 52% | 68 | ±13 |
| 45–64 | 15% | 18% | 20% | 48% | 889 | ±4 |
| 65+ | 5% | 8% | 11% | 76% | 3059 | ±2 |
SHED 2024 · 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.