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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Hum Resour. 2010 Summer;45(3):718–748. doi: 10.1353/jhr.2010.0011

Table 3. Percent ever returning to work rollowing retirement.

Post-Retirement Observation Period

At Least Two Years At Least Six Years


Retirement Status Defined By: Retirement Status Defined By:
Hours and Self-Report Hours Only Hours and Self-Report Hours Only
All 20.3 30.7 26.4 39.7
Gender
 Men 22.9 31.9 31.2 41.2
 Women 17.4 29.6 21.2 38.5
Race/Ethinicity
 White 20.1 29.9 26.5 39.0
 Black 20.5 32.5 27.1 42.4
 Hispanic 23.6 40.2 23.8 45.3
Education
 More than 12 Years 20.4 32.2 26.5 42.4
 12 Years or Less 20.2 29.7 26.4 37.9
Retirement Status
 Fully Retired 21.1 28.6 26.9 37.0
 Partly Retired 18.0 34.8 25.3 44.6
Retirement Age
 53-54 40.6 55.6 34.5 53.1
 55-56 28.2 44.4 29.5 47.9
 57-58 19.3 32.5 25.1 39.1
 59-60 16.6 26.4 23.7 33.7
 61-62 17.9 21.9 23.3 27.3
 63-64 20.4 22.9 27.0 29.3
 65-66 17.6 16.5 24.4 24.4