The number of Americans who want to spend their golden years abroad has exploded, more than quadrupling since 1974. About 17% of Americans age 55 and older want to leave the country, a Monmouth University Poll found. That was up from a mere 4% a little over 50 years ago, according to data that had been collected by The Gallup Organization.
"Following World War II, there was a huge jump in the number of Americans who want to leave the country," says Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, which compared the various polls' numbers.
