Delaying Retirement
Among workers ages 50 to 61, fully 63% say they might have to push back their expected retirement date because of current economic conditions.
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Among workers ages 50 to 61, fully 63% say they might have to push back their expected retirement date because of current economic conditions.
By a ratio of nearly two-to-one, survey respondents say they would prefer a job that offers better security over one that offers higher pay but less stability.
Fully nine-in-ten employed Americans say they are either “completely satisfied” or “mostly satisfied” with their jobs; older working adults are the most content.
About half of all current retirees say they retired because they wanted to.
Publics in all seven NATO countries polled disapproved of President Obama’s original decision to send more troops to Afghanistan.
About one in four internet-using adults ages 18-29 use blogs or social networking sites as a venue for political or civic involvement.
Roughly six-in-ten online political donations are less than $100.
Just a quarter of Muslims in Indonesia now have confidence in Osama bin Laden; similarly sharp declines are seen elsewhere in the Muslim world.
Roughly six-in-ten Americans say labor unions are necessary to protect working people, an all-time low in Pew Research surveys.
Adults ages 65 and older who live in the West are the most likely to say they don’t feel old.
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