Year: 2003
Module:Attitudes_to_Older_People
Variable:WKRETAGE

If respondent is under retirement age …

And what about you personally, would you prefer to work beyond the current retirement age, to retire at the current retirement age, or to retire early?

 

%

Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age18
Pefer to retire at the current retirement age17
Prefer to retire early36
It depends19
Already retired2
Not working for other reasons7
(don't know)2

 

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Results for men and women

 

%

 MaleFemale
Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age 18 19
Pefer to retire at the current retirement age 16 17
Prefer to retire early 37 34
It depends 18 20
Already retired 3 1
Not working for other reasons 6 7
(don't know) 2 3

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age 15 17 14 24 21 0
Pefer to retire at the current retirement age 17 13 16 14 24 0
Prefer to retire early 34 41 40 36 25 0
It depends 20 24 23 16 12 0
Already retired 0 1 0 1 9 0
Not working for other reasons 5 3 6 8 10 0
(don't know) 9 2 1 1 0 0

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age 19 18 18
Pefer to retire at the current retirement age 17 15 24
Prefer to retire early 34 37 38
It depends 19 20 11
Already retired 1 2 1
Not working for other reasons 7 6 6
(don't know) 2 3 2

 

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