Table 2.
Sample statistics for men aged 57-64 and women aged 52-59 by year
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2010 | 2000 | 2010 | |
| A. Labor market states (%) | ||||
| Retirement benefits | 24.5 | 11.2 | 37.0 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 19.8 | 38.8 | 39.5 | 64.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Disability benefits | 47.5 | 37.9 | 11.3 | 11.7 |
| Partial retirement scheme | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Residual category | 2.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 7.3 |
| B. Background characteristics | ||||
| Age | 60.6 | 60.5 | 56.0 | 55.4 |
| Blue collar | 0.559 | 0.544 | 0.417 | 0.376 |
| Sick days | 40.6 | 43.2 | 26.4 | 23.8 |
| Experience in last 15 years | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| Insurance years | 39.1 | 39.4 | 33.1 | 33.0 |
| Annual earnings | 30,824 | 32,062 | 21,676 | 23,604 |
| Average earnings in best 15 years | 31,776 | 34,561 | 21,429 | 23,736 |
| Number of observations | 696,544 | 566,888 | 730,495 | 695,196 |
| Number of individuals | 189,506 | 156,701 | 203,054 | 193,171 |
| Total number of observations | 8,731,826 | 9,391,883 | ||
| Total number of individuals | 440,537 | 495,714 | ||
Notes: The “residual category” comprises individuals who are neither receiving retirement benefits, employed, registered as unemployed, receiving DI benefits, nor enrolled in the partial retirement scheme. “Sick days” is the number of days receiving sick leave benefits between ages 45-49 for women and aged 50-54 for men. “Annual earnings” and “average earnings in best 15 years” are adjusted for inflation.