What's the survey for?
Retirement Survey
I'm curious about what most people (not financial advisors) think about retiring and unretiring , so I assume others who visit this website might also be curious. The primary intents of the survey are to learn what dollar amount is considered to be adequate for retirement, what amount of monthly income is estimated to be required, and whether people plan to remain employed to some extent after retirement. I also hope to compare answers from those already retired to those of people not yet retired.

I've compiled initial results from the survey and put them on a Survey Results page in January 2003. There, you'll also find a link to Survey Results 02, which contains cumulative results through January 2004. Finally, I've put together final results as of March 2006 and put them at Survey Results 03.
To look at the survey -- Please click on one of the following:
I'm not yet retired.
I'm retired.
I retired, but am now back working (unretired).

After you finish the survey, click here for Unretirement Tips.
My age is: 
Planned Retirement Year:
Survey for Those Who are Not Yet Retired
Planned Retirement Monthly Expenses:
$ Needed to Retire: 
My Retirement Home Will Be (Check one or more): 
Hours per Week that I Plan to Work After Retiring:
Approx.
Current
Monthly Income:
Work Plans After Retiring: 
My age is: 
Retirement Year:
Survey for Those Who are Already Retired
Retirement Monthly Expenses:
$ Avail at Retirement:
Retirement Home is (Check one or more): 
Hours per Week that I Work:
Probability of Unretiring:
Work Occupation:
My age is: 
Retirement Year:
Survey for Those Who are Unretired
Retirement Monthly Expenses:
$ Avail at Retirement:
Retirement Home is (Check one or more): 
Hours per Week that I Work:
Year Planning to Retire Again:
Work Occupation:
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The Survey is over! I'm leaving the info here to make it a little easier to understand the results, for those interested enough to go look at them.
Under 30
31-45
46-55
56-65
Over 65
2002-2005
2006-2010
2011-2020
2021-2032
After 2032
< $2000
$2001-$3000
$3001-$5000
$5001-$7000
> $7000
Under $100,000
$101-$500,000
$500K-$1M
$1M-$5M
Over $5 Million
Rented
Owned
House
Apt/Condo
RV
ZERO!
5-10
11-20
21-30
Over 30
NONE!
Same Occupation
Different Occupation
Unknown
< $2000
$2001-$3000
$3001-$5000
$5001-$7000
> $7000
Under 30
31-45
46-55
56-65
Over 65
Before 1980
1981-1990
1991-1995
1996-1999
2000-2005
< $2000
$2001-$3000
$3001-$5000
$5001-$7000
> $7000
Under $100,000
$101-$500,000
$500K-$1M
$1M-$5M
Over $5 Million
Rented
Owned
House
Apt/Condo
RV
ZERO!
5-10
11-20
21-30
Over 30
NONE!
Consulting for Former Employer
Same Occupation That I Retired From
New Occupation
Expanding Hobby Into Income-Producer
ZERO!
Very Low
Possible if Bear Market Continues
Highly Likely
Unknown
Under 30
31-45
46-55
56-65
Over 65
Before 1980
1981-1990
1991-1995
1996-1999
2000-2005
< $2000
$2001-$3000
$3001-$5000
$5001-$7000
> $7000
Under $100,000
$101-$500,000
$500K-$1M
$1M-$5M
Over $5 Million
Rented
Owned
House
Apt/Condo
RV
1-15
16-20
21-35
36-40
Over 40
Consulting for Former Employer
NONE!
Same Occupation That I Retired From
New Occupation
Expanding Hobby Into Income-Producer
2002-2005
2006-2010
2011-2020
2021-2032
After 2032
Pension < Monthly Expenses
Pension > Monthly Expenses
Pension > Monthly Expenses
Pension < Monthly Expenses
Pension < Monthly Expenses
Pension > Monthly Expenses