Table 3.

Working status at follow-up per reason not to take (full) early retirement as reported at baseline

	Working status at follow-up per reason not to take early retirement			Working status at follow-up per reason not to take full early retirement
	working	partly/fully retired early	disabled	working	partly retired early	fully retired early	disabled
Reason reported at baseline	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)
Enough challenges at work	84.8 (56)	7.6 (5)	7.6 (5)	66.7 (20)	5.9 (2)	11.8 (4)	13.1 (4)
Maintain social contacts	80 (12)	0 (0)	20 (3)	32.5 (13)	10.4 (5)	35.4 (17)	17.5 (7)
Other pastime less pleasant	100 (1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	66.7 (2)	0 (0)	25 (1)	33.3 (1)
Financially more favourable	66.7 (4)	16.6 (1)	16.6 (1)	63.8 (37)	4.5 (3)	24.2 (16)	8.6 (5)
Other reason	84.6 (11)	7.7 (1)	7.7 (1)	46.3 (19)	8.9 (4)	33.3 (15)	9.8 (4)
Total	n = 84	n = 7	n = 10	n = 91	n = 14	n = 53	n = 21