A report released last week from Scarborough.com showed in 2010 that 6.2 million people over 65 are working. This group has been referred to as the Retired for Hire. Many of these workers are not in dire financial straits either. In fact this report showed, “Adults over the age of 65 who are still working full-time or part-time are slightly more likely than the average adult to have an annual household income of $150K or more.”
This report has some interesting profile information about this group including:
- They were financially in good shape with an average income over $150K
- Of those working, 57% worked part time and 43% worked full time
- 22% of them shopped at Wal-Mart in past 3 months
- They were 30% more likely to donate to green causes
- They were avid patrons of the arts
- They were 92% more likely to have donated to political organizations
- They were just as likely as the normal population to go to the gym
- 48% of them were into gardening
- Their use of HDTV’s is up 150%
- 80% had desktop computers
- They were more likely to spend money on home improvements
- 41% made a purchase at Home Depot in the last year
Scarborough concluded, “The 6.2 million adults working past retirement age in America tend to be financially sound, with robust investment portfolios and higher than average incomes. This suggests that financial service providers such as banks, investment firms and personal services such as accounting firms and financial planners have a robust marketing target in Retired for Hire.”
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