AARP Oklahoma Retirement Security Survey

Lona Choi-Allum, AARP Research

Published January 21, 2021

Oklahoma voters strongly support a retirement savings program, and most agree that elected officials in the state should support legislation that helps workers save for retirement, according to a recent AARP survey.

Oklahoma registered voters believe retirement savings are important, and they are concerned that increases in their cost of living expenses will reduce their standard of living in retirement.
Nearly a quarter of registered Oklahoma voters said that their employer does not offer a retirement savings plan.
About seven in ten registered voters say they feel anxious about having enough money to live comfortably in retirement, and most wish they had more money saved.
When they think about the coronavirus pandemic, almost three in five are worried about their current and long-term financial situation.

Methodology

Interviews were conducted November 6–16, 2020. The sample of 600 registered voters ages 25–64 was drawn from a registered voter list. Interviews were conducted via landline phone and cell phone. All data are weighted by age, gender, and race/ethnicity according to the November 2020 Oklahoma state voter database statistics.

For more information about this survey, please contact Lona Choi-Allum at lallum@aarp.org. For media inquiries, contact media@aarp.org.

Suggested citation:

Choi Allum, Lona. AARP Oklahoma Retirement Security, Washington, DC: AARP Research, January 2021. https://doi.org/10.26419/res.00423.001

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