Respondents aged 55 or older would choose early retirement and live off their pension rather than risk replacement by AI before retirement age
38%
38% of respondents aged 55 or older would choose early retirement and live off their pension rather than risk replacement by AI before retirement age.
n = 3,088 workers in the professions surveyed · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,088
- Population
- workers in the professions surveyed
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- The Professions Most Secure About AI
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Respondents aged 55 or older would choose early retirement and live off their pension rather than risk replacement by AI before retirement age" Survey of 3,088 workers in the professions surveyed, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/respondents-aged-55-or-older-would-choose-early-retirement
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