Measuring the Adequacy of Retirement Income: A Primer

Congressional Budget Office

No 53191, Reports from Congressional Budget Office

Abstract: Over the next 30 years, the share of the U.S. population age 65 and older will increase from about 15 percent to almost 22 percent, spurring growing interest in understanding whether people will have adequate income in retirement. Current measures of the adequacy of retirement income offer diverse answers about the state of retirement income security in the United States. This report explains the various measures and approaches, providing a framework for further analysis.

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Date: 2017-10-20
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