Despite Stock Market Gains, Workers Worry About Retirement
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Mar 20th 2013 5:00AM
Updated Mar 20th 2013 9:52AM

The stock market has climbed back to a record high, but workers remain pessimistic about having enough money for retirement. The Employee Benefit Research Institute's annual retirement confidence survey shows nearly half of workers have little or no confidence that they'll have a financially comfortable retirement.
Here's a look at some of the findings from the 23rd annual survey released Tuesday:
Respondents who are very confident about having enough money for a comfortable retirement: 13 percent
- Somewhat confident: 38 percent
- Not too confident: 21 percent
- Not at all confident: 28 percent
- Job uncertainty: 30 percent, 27 percent
- Making ends meet: 12 percent for both groups
- The budget deficit and government spending: 8 percent, 14 percent
- Paying for health insurance and medical expenses: 9 percent, 10 percent
- The economy: 8 percent, 6 percent
- Taxes: 8 percent, 5 percent
- Making mortgage payments: 8 percent, 4 percent
- Saving for retirement: 2 percent, 4 percent
- 50 percent, 52 percent
- 20 percent, 17 percent
- 28 percent for each group