BTW, that link you referenced says "money, property, or valuable possessions" and not just money. That might include, for example, one's wedding ring.

(Which then goes into the next chart. 11% of those who expect to leave an inheritance expect to leave less than $10K.)

Thinking about it, both of my parents are over 60 so would be on the survey. If one dies, then the other still keeps the house, belongings, etc. Does that count as "leaving an inheritance" to the spouse, in that survey?

If not, then it's only when both die that the money gets passed down. I have one sister. So if they combined leave $10K then that's an average inheritance of 5K.

The charts don't show that skew between joint estates and inheritance to a single person, but then again it would be influenced by the number of divorced people over 60, the number of remarried people, the number of widow(er)s over 60, and the number of children per household.