VOA慢速英語：美國老年人期望何時退休？也許永遠(yuǎn)不想

When Can Older Americans Expect to Retire? Maybe Never

美國老年人期望何時退休？也許永遠(yuǎn)不想

More Americans expect to work past their 65th birthdays and never retire, says a recent study.

一份最近的研究稱，更多美國人期望在他們65歲之后繼續(xù)工作，永遠(yuǎn)不退休。

The Associated Press with the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research polled 1,075 people, age 50 and older.

美聯(lián)社與致力于公共事務(wù)研究的全國民意調(diào)查中心一期收集了1075人的投票結(jié)果，這些人的年齡都是50歲或更大。

One-fourth of them said they never plan to retire. Among low-income earners in that age group that is even more true than for high earners.

他們當(dāng)中有四分之一的人聲稱他們從未打算退休。這一點相對于高收入人群，該年齡段的低收入者更有這種想法。

In America, the age of 65 is the traditional age to retire.

在美國，65歲是傳統(tǒng)的退休年齡。

Sixty percent of people aged 50 to 64 said they expect to work past their 65th birthday.

年齡在50-64歲的人群中，60%的人期望在他們65歲生日過后繼續(xù)工作。

More than half of those who are already older than 65 said they plan to keep working, too. They say they are working an average of 31 hours per week.

在65歲以上的人群中，過于一半的人稱，他們也打算繼續(xù)工作。他們稱自己每周平均工作31個小時。

Those 50 years of age or older said finances are the most important factor in the decision to when to retire.

那些年齡在50或以上的人們稱，經(jīng)濟狀況是決定何時退休的最重要因素。

A majority of older workers — especially those who are 65 and older — plan to switch employers, or move into an entirely new profession, as they head into the later years.

大多數(shù)年長工作者——尤其是那些年齡在65歲或以上的人們——打算當(dāng)他們步入晚年后更換雇主，或進(jìn)入一個全新的行業(yè)。

One-third of people earning less than $50,000 a year said they will keep working. About 20 percent of those who earn more than $100,000 said they will never retire.

年收入低于50000美元的人當(dāng)中，有1/3的人稱他們將繼續(xù)工作。年收入在10萬美元以上的人當(dāng)中，約20%稱他們永遠(yuǎn)不會退休。

As baby boomers — people born between 1946 and 1964 -- reach age 65, the United States’ general population will have more older people than ever before.

作為在1946-1964年嬰兒潮時期出生的人，等他們65歲的時候，美國的總?cè)丝谥欣夏耆藢⒈纫酝魏螘r候都多。

The number of Americans 65 and older jumped 21 percent -- or to 35.5 million -- between 2002 and 2012.

2002-2012年間，美國65歲或以上的人口數(shù)目猛增至人口總數(shù)的21%——或者說3550萬。

That number is expected to reach 92 million by 2060.

到2060年，這一數(shù)目有可能達(dá)到9200萬。

I’m Marsha James.

瑪莎·詹姆斯報道。