In the last decade, the number of people receiving Teachers Insurance Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) retirement income has more than doubled, rising from 16,700 in 1963 to nearly 37,500 in 1972. Under these circumstances questions arise as to what changes, if any, educational institutions and TIAA-CREF might approximately consider in the role they play in making retirement years better for faculty and staff. To establish a more adequate information base for the consideration of annuitants' needs, TIAA-CREF in late 1972 undertook a sample survey of retired TIAA-CREF annuitants. This report covers information from the objective section of the questionnaire (composition, financial aspects, health evaluation and insurance coverage, housing, transportation, activities in retirement, and retirement preparation). The study findings are presented in great detail, including 31 tables. The technical notes give details of the sampling procedure, response rate, representativeness of the respondent group, and data analysis. The questionnaire is reproduced in the appendix. (Author/PG)