Table 1 Age adjusted prevalence (%) and 95% confidence intervals for intentions to retire early.
| Women | Men | All subjects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weak intentions (%) | Strong intentions (%) | Weak intentions (%) | Strong intentions (%) | Women (%) | Men (%) | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 40 | 34 (31–37) | 8 (6–11) | 33 (26–39) | 15 (10–21) | 23 | 21 |
| 45 | 36 (33–39) | 11 (9–13) | 42 (35–48) | 14 (9–19) | 25 | 23 |
| 50 | 39 (36–42) | 17 (15–19) | 38 (32–45) | 20 (15–25) | 24 | 25 |
| 55 | 36 (33–39) | 24 (22–26) | 33 (28–39) | 23 (19–27) | 29 | 31 |
| Mental functioning (MCS) | 100 (4071) | 100 (966) | ||||
| 1st quartile | 37 (34–40) | 28 (25–30) | 40 (33–46) | 32 (27–37) | 25 | 26 |
| 2nd quartile | 38 (35–41) | 15 (13–17) | 37 (31–44) | 18 (13–22) | 25 | 24 |
| 3rd quartile | 35 (32–38) | 9 (7–11) | 36 (30–42) | 10 (6–15) | 27 | 26 |
| 4th quartile | 35 (32–38) | 8 (6–10) | 33 (27–40) | 10 (5–15) | 24 | 24 |
| Physical functioning (PCS) | 100 (3939) | 100 (937) | ||||
| 1st quartile | 41 (38–44) | 29 (26–31) | 49 (42–56) | 31 (26–37) | 25 | 19 |
| 2nd quartile | 41 (38–44) | 14 (12–17) | 42 (36–48) | 19 (14–24) | 25 | 24 |
| 3rd quartile | 34 (31–37) | 9 (7–12) | 34 (28–40) | 15 (10–19) | 25 | 28 |
| 4th quartile | 30 (27–33) | 8 (6–10) | 27 (22–33) | 12 (7–16) | 25 | 30 |
| Limiting longstanding illness | 100 (3939) | 100 (937) | ||||
| No | 35 (33–37) | 12 (11–13) | 35 (32–39) | 15 (12–18) | 84 | 84 |
| Yes | 42 (39–46) | 30 (27–33) | 43 (35–51) | 34 (28–40) | 16 | 16 |
| Occupational status | 100 (4071) | 100 (966) | ||||
| Managers | 31 (25–37) | 11 (6–15) | 38 (30–45) | 13 (7–19) | 6 | 17 |
| Professionals | 35 (31–38) | 13 (11–16) | 35 (29–41) | 18 (14–23) | 20 | 25 |
| Semiprofessionals | 35 (32–39) | 15 (12–17) | 36 (30–43) | 13 (8–19) | 19 | 21 |
| Routine non‐manuals | 37 (34–39) | 16 (14–17) | 34 (24–43) | 19 (11–26) | 43 | 11 |
| Skilled manuals | 43 (35–52) | 20 (14–27) | 44 (34–54) | 23 (15–31) | 3 | 9 |
| Unskilled manuals | 37 (32–42) | 18 (14–22) | 37 (30–44) | 22 (17–28) | 9 | 18 |
| Job demands | 100 (4029) | 100 (948) | ||||
| Low | 35 (31–39) | 10 (8–13) | 36 (29–43) | 12 (6–17) | 17 | 17 |
| Rather low | 35 (32–38) | 11 (8–13) | 40 (34–46) | 12 (7–17) | 24 | 26 |
| Rather high | 37 (35–40) | 16 (14–18) | 38 (33–43) | 20 (15–24) | 35 | 35 |
| High | 36 (33–39) | 22 (19–24) | 32 (26–39) | 29 (23–34) | 24 | 22 |
| Job control | 100 (4016) | 100 (952) | ||||
| High | 35 (32–38) | 10 (9–12) | 33 (28–39) | 15 (11–20) | 34 | 32 |
| Rather high | 37 (34–40) | 14 (12–16) | 35 (29–40) | 16 (12–21) | 30 | 31 |
| Rather low | 37 (34–40) | 18 (16–20) | 40 (33–47) | 19 (13–25) | 21 | 18 |
| Low | 36 (32–40) | 24 (21–27) | 42 (35–49) | 26 (20–31) | 16 | 19 |
| Procedural justice | 100 (4045) | 100 (954) | ||||
| High | 34 (30–37) | 9 (6–11) | 36 (29–44) | 10 (4–17) | 18 | 15 |
| Rather high | 37 (34–40) | 12 (10–14) | 36 (30–42) | 9 (5–14) | 30 | 29 |
| Rather low | 39 (36–41) | 15 (13–17) | 37 (32–43) | 22 (18–27) | 31 | 31 |
| Low | 33 (30–37) | 25 (23–27) | 37 (31–44) | 27 (23–32) | 22 | 24 |
| Relational justice | 100 (4026) | 100 (954) | ||||
| High | 35 (32–38) | 10 (8–12) | 31 (24–37) | 13 (8–18) | 25 | 22 |
| Rather high | 37 (34–39) | 13 (11–15) | 38 (32–43) | 12 (8–16) | 30 | 31 |
| Rather low | 37 (34–40) | 17 (14–19) | 40 (34–46) | 19 (14–24) | 24 | 26 |
| Low | 35 (32–39) | 23 (21–26) | 38 (31–44) | 31 (26–37) | 20 | 21 |
| Work‐family conflicts | 100 (4037) | 100 (956) | ||||
| No conflicts | 28 (25–32) | 5 (2–7) | 27 (20–34) | 13 (7–19) | 18 | 20 |
| Weak conflicts | 38 (36–40) | 13 (12–15) | 39 (35–43) | 16 (12–19) | 64 | 60 |
| Strong conflicts | 40 (36–43) | 30 (27–32) | 38 (31–45) | 29 (24–35) | 18 | 20 |
| Family‐work conflicts | 100 (3755) | 100 (893) | ||||
| No conflicts | 34 (32–36) | 12 (11–14) | 35 (30–39) | 17 (13–20) | 47 | 51 |
| Weak conflicts | 38 (36–40) | 15 (14–17) | 38 (33–43) | 16 (12–20) | 42 | 40 |
| Strong conflicts | 42 (37–47) | 21 (17–24) | 41 (30–51) | 29 (21–38) | 10 | 9 |
| Network size | 100 (3788) | 100 (893) | ||||
| 11+ | 35 (32–38) | 11 (9–13) | 29 (21–37) | 18 (11–24) | 24 | 15 |
| 7–10 | 38 (35–41) | 14 (12–16) | 42 (36–48) | 17 (12–22) | 29 | 26 |
| 4–6 | 35 (33–37) | 18 (16–20) | 37 (32–41) | 18 (15–22) | 43 | 51 |
| 0–3 | 39 (32–45) | 21 (16–26) | 31 (21–42) | 23 (14–32) | 5 | 8 |
| All | 36 | 16 | 36 | 19 | 100 (4055) | 100 (959) |