Many Americans over age 55 plan to stay on the job at least until age 69, according to the MetLife Mature Market Institute.
The Westport, Conn., institute has based that conclusion on a summary of about 1,200 U.S. residents ages 55 to 70.
When researchers asked workers ages 66 to 70 about when they want to stop working for pay, the average age given was about 76, the institute says.
Half of the respondents said they had pushed back their anticipated retirement date sometime within the past 2 years.