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Common health predictors of early retirement — findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Author(s)	Neil E Rice, Iain A Lang, William Henley, David Melzer
Journal title	Age and Ageing, vol 40, no 1, January 2011
Pages	pp 54-61
Source	http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/ http://www.bgs.org.uk/
Keywords	Early retirement ; Health [elderly] ; Depression ; Longitudinal surveys ; England.
Annotation	The study aimed to identify common symptoms and conditions that predict early retirement. 1,693 male and female workers aged between 50 and retirement age (60 for women or 65 for men) took part in the study. When followed up four years later nearly 20% of the participants were found to have left employment before the statutory retirement age. Advancing age, female gender, partner retirement, greater pension wealth, high alcohol consumption and fair or poor self-rated health were all predictive of early work exit. Older workers reporting symptoms of depression or impaired physical mobility, especially with lower limb pain and shortness of breath, were particularly at risk. Suggests that health interventions targeting these conditions may enable older workers to remain in the workforce for longer. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-110315003 A
Classmark	G5M: CC: ENR: 3J: 82
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