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A slight majority of pre-retirement age Americans say they are worried a "great deal" about the Social Security system. Young adults worry least about it.

About one in three U.S. investors report providing financial assistance to a grown child, a parent or both. The majority say this aid hinders their own ability to save for retirement.

Gallup's latest estimate finds 61% of U.S. adults own stock, the highest it has been since 2008.

Younger Americans are more likely now than before the economic turmoil of 2007-2012 to look to savings accounts for retirement income. U.S. nonretirees aged 40 to 59 are now less likely to rely on pensions and home equity for retirement.

Sixty-one percent of U.S. investors are concerned about stock market volatility, but more are optimistic (49%) than pessimistic (28%) about the market's performance in the coming year.

U.S. women are about as satisfied as U.S. men with most major aspects of their lives and are largely satisfied with women's position in the country, but they trail men when it comes to their sense of financial and personal security.

Americans fear a major health event may cause bankruptcy and predict the U.S. economy is in danger due to rising healthcare costs.

Nearly half of Americans (47%) who have not retired yet think they won't have enough money to live comfortably when they do retire, but 74% of current U.S. retirees say they are living comfortably.

Flexible work time and retirement options may help countries face the challenges of unemployment, aging populations and public pension burdens -- and improve well-being.

With the bull market continuing, more nonretirees believe that a 401(k) will be a major income source in their retirement.