- 81%: Percentage of middle-aged and older Americans who think the economy is in bad shape.
- 75%: Percentage of middle-aged and older Americans who think the economy is getting worse.
- 25%: Approximate percentage of middle-aged and older Americans who are having trouble paying their mortgages.
- 33%: Percentage of middle-aged and older Americans who have stopped putting money into their retirement accounts.
- 27%: Percentage of workers who are planning on postponing retirement.
- 63%: Percentage of middle-aged and older Americans surveyed who own stocks individually or through retirement accounts; 72 percent report losing money on those accounts in the past year.
- 58%: Percentage of middle-aged and older Americans who aren’t worried about the effect of foreclosures on their own financial situation; however, 89 percent are worried about the effect of foreclosures on the economy.
Source: AARP