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| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| d001 | How well prepared were you financially for retirement? | how well prepared for retirement |
| d002 | Did you ever visit the websites of any of the following agencies or organizations to assist you in your retirement planning? (check all that apply) | Social Security Administration |
| d003 | In thinking about how your retirement is going, is there anything you would do differently? | do anything different |
| d004 | If you could change your retirement, what would you change? Would you (check all that apply) | Plan for more income |
| d005 | Why did you stop working and retire? (check all that apply) | Didn’t need the earnings/retirement income was sufficient |
| d006 | Why did you claim Social Security when you did? (check all that apply) | I wanted to. |
| d007 | Did you expect to claim Social Security when you did? | expected to claim when claimed |
| d008 | If you could change your decision to claim Social Security benefits, what would you change? | change claiming |
| d009 | Which of the following best describes your level of knowledge about Social Security benefits? | level of knowledge |
| d010 | What would prompt you to return to work? (check all that apply) | Need money |
| d011 | Did you try to go back to work after retirement? | try to go back to work |
| d012 | The average 65-year-old man today can expect to live to age 84 and the average 65 year old woman can expect to live to age 87. Do you think you will live to the average life expectancy for someone your sex? | think will live average age |
| d013 | If you expect to live longer or shorter than the average life expectancy for your sex, why do you think so? (check all that apply) | Current health |
| d014 | If you expect to live longer or shorter than average life expectancy for your sex, how has this affected your retirement behavior? (check all that apply) | Took Social Security earlier |
| d015_a | What was the approximate balance in your retirement savings account when you retired? (If you had more than one account of that type, please think of the combined balance) | balance in retirement savings account when retired |
| d015_b | Did the balance in your retirement savings account differ from what you had expected it would be? | balance different than expected |
| d015_c | How much had you expected to have in your balance? | how much expected |
| d016_a | In the first five years after retirement, did you move? | after retirement moved |
| d016_b | How does your home now compare to the one you were living in when you retired? Choose the characteristic that made you decide to move there: | smaller residence |
| d016_c | Do you wish to move but you can’t sell your primary residence? | wish to move |
| d016_d | Did you take a reverse mortgage? | take reverse mortgage |
| d017 | After retirement, have you decreased your spending in one or more of the categories below? (check all that apply) | Food |