Table 3.
Mean scores (95 % CI) of factors influencing the decision to retire
|
1998-2002 |
2003-2007 |
Δ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
||
| (n = 256) | (n = 26) | (n = 282) | (n = 175) | (n = 16) | (n = 191) | ||
|
External factors | |||||||
| External control (1–5) |
2.63 |
2.75 |
2.64 |
2.62 |
2.51 |
2.61 |
0 |
| |
(2.56-2.69) |
(2.53-2.97) |
(2.58-2.70) |
(2.50-2.73) |
(2.02-3.00) |
(2.50-2.72) |
|
| Demands from government and health insurers (1–5) |
2.351 |
2.44 |
2.351 |
2.111 |
2.23 |
2.121 |
- |
| |
(2.29-2.40) |
(2.24-2.64) |
(2.30-2.41) |
(1.98-2.24) |
(1.76-2.71) |
(2.00-2.24) |
|
| Societal developments (1–5) |
2.541 |
2.591 |
2.551 |
2.071 |
1.991 |
2.061 |
- |
| |
(2.48-2.60) |
(2.37-2.82) |
(2.49-2.61) |
(1.97-2.17) |
(1.65-2.33) |
(1.97-2.16) |
|
| Demands from patients (1–5) |
2.561 |
2.761 |
2.581 |
2.261 |
2.281 |
2.261 |
- |
| |
(2.49-2.62) |
(2.52-3.00) |
(2.52-2.64) |
(2.16-2.35) |
(1.95-2.61) |
(2.17-2.35) |
|
|
Personal reasons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Career change (1–3) |
1.261 |
1.31 |
1.271 |
1.1512 |
1.382 |
1.171 |
- |
| |
(1.21-1.32) |
(1.12-1.50) |
(1.22-1.32) |
(1.10-1.20) |
(1.01-1.76) |
(1.12-1.23) |
|
| Health (1–3) |
1.571 |
1.771 |
1.591 |
1.311 |
1.281 |
1.301 |
- |
| |
(1.50-1.64) |
(1.48-2.06) |
(1.52-1.66) |
(1.23-1.39) |
(1.04-1.52) |
(1.23-1.38) |
|
| Family reasons and time for leisure (1–3) |
1.871 |
1.92 |
1.871 |
1.741 |
1.57 |
1.721 |
- |
| (1.79-1.94) | (1.67-2.17) | (1.80-1.95) | (1.66-1.82) | (1.28-1.87) | (1.64-1.81) | ||
1 difference between periods (p < .05) (t-test).
2 difference between men and women (p < .05) (t-test).