Bankrate Consumer Survey Poll: What Are Your Financial Goals? Saving More Money for Retirement (MAINFIANCIALGOAL0104)

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Percent,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

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Annual,
As of November

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Source: Bankrate, LLC  

Release: Bankrate Consumer Polls

Units:  Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual, As of November

Notes:

This series reports the percentage of U.S. adults identifying their top financial goals. This survey is typically polled at the end of the year to capture consumers financial goals for the coming year. Current observation as of November 6th, 2024.

Bankrate has been tracking consumer opinion on financial topics since 2011. Surveys were initially conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI), later by YouGov Plc. and SSRS. Data are collected via telephone (landline/cell) and web surveys, with demographic weighting to ensure representativeness. Margins of error generally range between 2–4 percentage points. Polling Dates:
December 14, 2018 – December 14, 2018
December 04, 2019 – December 06, 2019
Did not poll in 2020
November 29, 2021 – December 01, 2021
November 15, 2022 – November 18, 2022
November 13, 2023 – November 15, 2023
November 06, 2024 – November 08, 2024
Copyright Bankrate, LLC. Bankrate Americans' Financial Goals

Suggested Citation:

Bankrate, LLC, Bankrate Consumer Survey Poll: What Are Your Financial Goals? Saving More Money for Retirement [MAINFIANCIALGOAL0104], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MAINFIANCIALGOAL0104, .

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