Year: 2003
Module: Attitudes_to_Older_People
Variable: WKRETAGE
Question: If respondent 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?
Index
to tables on this page
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-
%
of
people of different ages
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age | 21 |
| Prefer to retire at the current retirement age | 18 |
| Prefer to retire early | 31 |
| (It depends) | 21 |
| (Already retired) | 2 |
| (Not working for other reasons) | 6 |
| Don't know | 2 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age |
23 |
19 |
| Prefer to retire at the current retirement age |
18 |
18 |
| Prefer to retire early |
32 |
30 |
| (it depends) |
20 |
21 |
| (already retired) |
2 |
2 |
| (not working for other reasons) |
3 |
9 |
| Don't know |
1 |
2 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age |
19 |
14 |
22 |
25 |
27 |
0 |
| Prefer to retire at the current retirement age |
15 |
16 |
16 |
20 |
24 |
0 |
| Prefer to retire early |
33 |
38 |
34 |
28 |
16 |
0 |
| (it depends) |
27 |
26 |
20 |
16 |
14 |
0 |
| (already retired) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
| (not working for other reasons) |
2 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
| Don't know |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
