Table 1.

Sustainable consumption and retirement age, by quintiles of percent change in sustainable consumption

Quintiles of percent change in sustainable consumption, (%ΔSCj)	%ΔSCj		ΔRj,SC08		ΔRj
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
1 (least negatively affected)	0.7	2.4	−0.02	−1.25	0	1.43
2	−0.2	−0.2	0.03	−0.06	0	1.52
3	−2.1	−2.5	0.62	0.81	0	1.59
4	−7.7	−7.5	1.95	3.69	1	2.01
5 (most negatively affected)	−18.1	−21.0	7.08	8.61	0	1.25
Overall	−2.2	−5.8	0.56	2.38	0	1.56

Notes: Figures above represent medians and means within each quintile of the distribution of percent change in sustainable consumption. The first two columns show the quintile-specific medians and means of percent changes in sustainable consumption. The third and fourth columns give the median and mean number of years by which respondents would have to delay retirement to maintain pre-crash sustainable consumption levels. The last two columns give the median and mean number of years by which respondents reported delaying retirement “as a result of the economic crisis.” Source: Author’s calculations based on CogEcon data.