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| Predictors of early retirement in British civil servants | | Author(s) | Gill Mein, Pekka Martikainen, Stephen A Stansfeld |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 29, no 6, November 2000 |
| Pages | pp 529-536 |
| Keywords | Civil servants ; Early retirement ; Economic status [elderly] ; Conditions of employment ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | It is uncertain how recent changes in labour force dynamics may have influenced the increasing numbers of people taking early retirement. The Whitehall II study of 2532 male and female London-based civil servants examined factors predicting early retirement from 1988 to 1995. Baseline data on employment grade and duration of time working for the Civil Service were obtained from self-completed questionnaire. Other factors examined included: health; work characteristics; job demands and job satisfaction; and financial insecurity, wealth and material problems. 26.7% retired early during the follow-up period. Those in the higher paid employment grades, those who suffered from ill health, and those who were less satisfied with the jobs were more likely to retire early, whereas material problems tended to keep people working. The results show that self-perceived health, employment grade and job satisfaction are all independent predictors of early retirement. Qualitative analysis may further advance our understanding of the retirement process. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010126206 A |
| Classmark | XM8: G5M: F:W: WKA: 3J |
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