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October 22, 2013 at 11:03 AM
Proactive self-actualizers are most confident about their retirement finances and doubters are least confident, according to new research
AARP discloses this finding in an October 2013 report, “Retirement Attitudes Segmentation Survey.” The second of a two-part study to examine pre-retirees’ views of retirement, the steps they’re taking to prepare for retirement and the opportunities to help, the study polled 2,480 adults ages 50 to 65 who are not yet fully retired and have $40,000 to $124,999 in household income.
The report finds that more than 7 in 10 (71 percent) of “proactive self-actualizers” — pre-retirees who enjoy higher income, savings and self-employments levels than their survey peers and are the most well educated — are confident they will have enough money in retirement. This compares with 42 percent of “cautious clock-watchers,” 22 percent of “day-to-day embracers,” and 7 percent of “doubters.”
The report describes that day-to-day embracers are most likely to be women, young, and have lower income and savings levels. Cautious clock-watchers are more likely to be male, less educated, have moderate income and savings levels, and are most likely to be working full-time. Doubters are on balance male, less educated, have the lowest income and savings levels and are most likely be self-employed.
