Respondents also said situations that most worried them when it came to retirement planning were inflation (36%) while Social Security running out of funds was second (28%.)

A majority of U.S. adults — 69% — think there will be another pandemic in their lifetime, and think that prioritizing self-care and mental health now will help them save on health care in the future, according to a new survey by Nationwide, which looked at the health, financial and retirement factors that most worry millennials, Gen Xers and baby boomers.

In addition, 60% said they were “terrified” of what a global health care crisis might do to their retirement plans, and 68% believed there would be a market crash in the next five years, according to the online survey of 1,817 adults 25 and older. The Harris Poll conducted the survey between Aug. 5 and Aug. 24.

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