According to a Cabinet Office opinion poll, regarding the role of public pensions in retirement planning, the most common answer across all generations was ``combining public pensions with personal pensions, etc.''
The second choice differs by generation, with those in their 40s and older ``relying completely,'' and those in their 30s and younger ``relying on it as little as possible and focusing on personal pensions as much as possible.''
The Cabinet Office conducted a mail survey of 5,000 people aged 18 and over nationwide from November to December last year regarding life planning and pensions, and received responses from 2,833 people, or approximately 57%.
When asked how they would consider public pensions when planning their lives after retirement, the most common answer, approximately 54%, was ``combining public pensions with personal pensions, savings, etc.''
This was followed by approximately 26% who said they would "rely on it completely," approximately 12% who said they would "rely on it as little as possible and focus on personal pensions and savings as much as possible," and approximately 2% who said they would "not rely on it at all."
Looking at the results by age group, the most common answer for all generations was ``combining public pensions with personal pensions, savings, etc.,'' while the second choice differed by generation, with those in their 40s and older choosing to ``rely completely on it,'' and 30 For the younger generation, I decided to focus on personal pensions and savings as much as possible without relying on them as much as possible.
On the other hand, when asked how old they would like to work or have worked, approximately 43% said they were 66 or older, an increase of 5 points from the previous survey five years ago.