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Characteristics of older workers: secondary analysis of the family and working lives survey
— [summary] | | Author(s) | Stephen McKay, Sue Middleton |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University; Department for Education and Employment - DfEE |
| Publisher | DfEE, London, 1998 |
| Pages | 4 pp (DfEE research report, no 45) |
| Source | DfEE Publications, PO Box 5050, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6ZQ. |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Labour economics ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | The project described is based on secondary analysis of data from the Family and Working Lives Survey, a dataset collected in 1994 and 1995 focusing on employment and family histories of a representative sample of some 9,000 people aged 16 to 69. The project aimed to identify the effect of age on economic activity, and to explore the characteristics of older workers. This study suggests that around the age of 50 that any `older worker' effect becomes apparent, bearing in mind strong preferences for early retirement. The analysis indicated that older workers were less likely to be in paid work as they approached state pension age; and those who did work were more likely to be working as self-employed or part-time that younger age groups. The summary indicates: evidence of discrimination against older people when they applied for jobs; later retirement for self-employed people; less unemployment and differences in job-seeking strategies as compared to younger people; inactivity in employment resulting either from ill health or family care responsibilities; and differing perceptions of types of training and education received relevant to job skills. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980908236 P |
| Classmark | GC: WH: 3F * |
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