Article posted Thursday, October 16, 2014 2:30pm

In honor of National Save for Retirement Week, Oct. 21-27, we take a look at some retirement saving facts.

14

The percentage of Americans who believe they will be comfortable in retirement.

21

Percentage of workers covered by 401(k) plans who choose not to participate.

30

The percentage of retiree households that depend entirely on Social Security.

40

The percentage of pre-retirement earnings Social Security pays out to a low-earner retiring at age 62.

50

The percentage of current retirees surveyed who said they left the work force unexpectedly due to health problems, disability or getting laid off.

56

The percentage of workers who report that they have not attempted to calculate how much money they will need to have saved for a comfortable retirement.

60

Percentage of workers who report that their total household savings and investments, excluding the value of their home and any benefit pensions, is less than $25,000.

66

The estimated percentage of U.S. workers who are not saving for retirement.

75

The percentage of retirees who say they did not save enough and would save more if they could do it all over again.

240,000

The estimated number of dollars needed by a 65-year-old couple to cover medical expenses through retirement (2012 figure).

363,000

The amount of money a typical worker is advised to accumulate for his or her retirement.

Source: Center for Retirement Research, Employee Benefit Research Institute