Pre-Retirement Survey Responses

1. What is your gender?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Male		52.0%	105
Female		48.0%	97
	answered question		202
	skipped question		10

2. How old are you?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Under 50 years		19.1%	39
51-55		16.7%	34
56-60		42.2%	86
61-65		21.1%	43
66+ years		1.0%	2
	answered question		204
	skipped question		8

3. At what age do you expect you will retire?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Under 50 years		2.5%	5
51-55		9.4%	19
56-60		28.6%	58
61-65		41.4%	84
66+ years		18.2%	37
	answered question		203
	skipped question		9

4. At what age would you like to retire?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Under 50 years		2.5%	5
51-55		16.8%	34
56-60		32.5%	66
61-65		34.0%	69
66+ years		14.3%	29
	answered question		203
	skipped question		9

5. How satisfied are you with your life as it is now?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Not very satisfied		21.4%	43
Quite satisfied		24.4%	49
Reasonably satisfied		42.8%	86
Very satisifed		11.4%	23
	answered question		201
	skipped question		11

6. How satisfied do you expect to feel with your life after you retire?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Not very satisfied		10.5%	21
Quite satisfied		18.9%	38
Reasonably satisfied		36.3%	73
Very satisfied		34.3%	69
	answered question		201
	skipped question		11

7. How prepared or 'ready' do you feel for retirement?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Not prepared		36.4%	72
Quite prepared		22.7%	45
Reasonably prepared		35.4%	70
Very prepared		5.6%	11
	answered question		198
	skipped question		14

8. Which of the following activities would be your top three priorities in retirement?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Participating in sport(s)		17.7%	35
Music - singing / playing		15.7%	31
Rest and relaxation		29.8%	59
Learning and self-development		61.1%	121
Travel		61.1%	121
Family and friends		51.5%	102
Work - paid/unpaid		48.5%	96
Other (please specify)		12.6%	25
	answered question		198
	skipped question		14

9. How financially prepared are you for retirement?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Not ready and feeling concerned		11.1%	22
Not ready but taking action		32.2%	64
Getting close, and feeling optimistic		40.7%	81
Ready now		16.1%	32
	answered question		199
	skipped question		13

10. Which words most accurately reflect what you think your retirement will be like? [You can choose more than one word]
		Response Percent	Response Count
Relaxed		45.3%	91
Active		53.7%	108
Restful		17.9%	36
Exciting		25.4%	51
Fun		47.3%	95
Meaningful		47.8%	96
Dull		11.4%	23
Difficult		11.0%	22
Interesting		64.2%	129
Other (please specify)		4.5%	9
	answered question		201
	skipped question		11

11. How much unpaid voluntary work do you want to do after your retire?
		Response Percent	Response Count
None at all		42.4%	84
1-2 days a week		56.1%	111
3-4 days a week		1.5%	3
5 days a week		0.0%	0
	answered question		198
	skipped question		14

12. How much paid work do you want to do after you retire?
		Response Percent	Response Count
None at all		28.6%	57
1-2 days a week		55.3%	110
3-4 days a week		14.6%	29
5 days a week		1.5%	3
	answered question		199
	skipped question		13

13. When you think about your impending retirement, which of the following phrases most closely matches your own thinking
		Response Percent	Response Count
The beginning of the end		10.6%	21
A new beginning		65.3%	130
The word retired should be retired		10.6%	21
The best time of my life		13.6%	27
	answered question		199
	skipped question		13