The statistic above gives information on how U.S. Americans define what retirement means to them. In 2013, around 31 of the respondents said that having achieved financial independence defines retirement the best.
U.S. Americans' definition of retirement 2013
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Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave. (May 6, 2013). U.S. Americans' definition of retirement 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325659/definition-of-retirement-in-the-us/
Merrill Lynch, und Age Wave. "U.S. Americans' definition of retirement 2013." Chart. May 6, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325659/definition-of-retirement-in-the-us/
Merrill Lynch, Age Wave. (2013). U.S. Americans' definition of retirement 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325659/definition-of-retirement-in-the-us/
Merrill Lynch, and Age Wave. "U.S. Americans' Definition of Retirement 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325659/definition-of-retirement-in-the-us/
Merrill Lynch & Age Wave, U.S. Americans' definition of retirement 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325659/definition-of-retirement-in-the-us/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
U.S. Americans' definition of retirement 2013 [Graph], Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave, May 6, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325659/definition-of-retirement-in-the-us/