NFIB: The Voice of Small Business - National Small Business Poll

All	Q#	Top 100	Question
	1		How much thought have you given to retirement, financial planning for retirement, and your relationship to this business when you retire? Have you given it:?
	2		Do you think you will:?
	2 a		Is closing or selling more likely?
	3		Do you expect that all, most, some, a little or none of your retirement income will eventually come from the sale of your business or its operating profit?
	4		About how old do you intend to be before you FULLY retire, or don’t you ever intend to FULLY retire?
	4 a		Do you intend to phase out before you fully retire?
	4 b		About how old do you intend to be when you start phasing out?
	5		Has performance of the stock market over the last five years or so caused you to change the date of your retirement?
	6		Does your business sponsor a pension program for at least some of your employees?
	6 a		What type of a pension plan is it? Is it a:?
	6 b		How long has this plan been in existence?
	6 c		Do you personally participate in the plan?
	6 c1		Do you expect that the retirement benefits you eventually receive from the plan will constitute all, most, some, or a little of your retirement income?
	7		Does your business sponsor a health insurance program for at least some of your employees?
	8		Which benefit did you institute first, health insurance or a pension plan?
	9		If you were to sponsor a health insurance plan or a pension plan, which would you introduce first?
	10		Do you expect Social Security retirement benefits will constitute all, most, some, a little, or none of your retirement income?
	11		Do you expect that all, most, some, a little, or none of your retirement income will come from a pension earned in an organization unrelated to this business, such as another firm, government, or military?
	12		Do you expect that all, most, some, a little, or none of your retirement income will come from savings and investments that are unrelated to a formal pension plan or the sale of this business?
	13		Do you expect that all, most, some, a little or none of your retirement income after retirement age will come from employment or a job unrelated to this business?
	14		Do you expect that all, most, some, a little or none of your retirement income will come from a bequest or inheritance?
	15		Do you expect that you will own at least a substantial share of this business some time in the future?
	16		How confident are you that you will have enough money to live comfortably in your retirement years? Are you:?
	17		How far ahead or behind schedule are you in saving for retirement? Are you:?