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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 6. Multinomial logit model of retirement path choice.

Model 1 Model 2


Base Category=Full Retirement Partial Retirement Unretirement Partial Retirement Unretirement
Demographics & Health (Pre-Retirement)
 Retirement Age-62 0.024 -0.068 -0.028 -0.127
(0.031) (0.034) (0.025) (0.028)
 I(Retirement Age>=62) -0.341 0.153 -0.488 0.087
(0.201) (0.228) (0.194) (0.210)
 Retirement Age × I(Retirement Age>=62) -0.102 0.020 0.035 0.073
(0.100) (0.109) (0.100) (0.113)
 Male 0.414 0.411 0.468 0.398
(0.147) (0.168) (0.132) (0.151)
 Black -0.364 0.462 0.020 0.284
(0.216) (0.206) (0.176) (0.189)
 Hispanic -0.221 0.080 0.050 0.080
(0.303) (0.339) (0.228) (0.252)
 Other -0.485 -0.360 -0.230 -0.096
(0.534) (0.500) (0.484) (0.417)
 Married 0.175 -0.097 0.179 -0.108
(0.179) (0.199) (0.154) (0.171)
 I(Education <=12 years) -0.257 0.091 -0.116 0.043
(0.153) (0.175) (0.136) (0.155)
 Fair or Poor Health (Self-Reported) -0.352 -0.894 -0.494 -0.854
(0.207) (0.241) (0.180) (0.203)
 Number of Health Conditions -0.099 -0.120 -0.077 -0.131
(0.065) (0.077) (0.058) (0.064)
Retirement Resources (Pre-Retirement)
 Log Income 0.081 0.076 0.099 0.129
(0.054) (0.059) (0.058) (0.063)
 ASINH Net Worth -0.059 -0.022 -0.038 -0.031
(0.056) (0.061) (0.046) (0.049)
 Self-Employed 0.544 0.261 0.604 0.267
(0.234) (0.279) (0.186) (0.230)
 Employer Pension -0.611 -0.135 -0.450 -0.301
(0.187) (0.199) (0.151) (0.165)
 Employer Offers Retiree Health Insurance -0.214 -0.120 -0.198 -0.323
(0.199) (0.233) (0.176) (0.193)
Occupation (Pre-Retirement)
 Managerial/Professional Specialty 0.630 0.600 0.709 0.349
(0.246) (0.278) (0.207) (0.232)
 Sales/Admin Support 0.556 0.474 0.574 0.395
(0.248) (0.277) (0.207) (0.227)
 Services 0.433 0.454 0.505 0.054
(0.274) (0.305) (0.221) (0.252)
 Precision Production/Craft/Repair 0.560 0.600 0.405 0.207
(0.263) (0.287) (0.220) (0.240)
Retirement Planning (Pre-Retirement)
 Short Planning Horizon 0.032 0.168 -0.016 0.064
(0.170) (0.175) (0.144) (0.157)
 Plans to Keep Working in Retirement 0.875 0.993 0.894 0.820
(0.161) (0.188) (0.143) (0.161)
 Worried About Not Having Enough Income 0.332 0.156 0.277 0.340
(0.164) (0.204) (0.151) (0.179)
 Worried About Not Being Productive 0.169 0.351 -0.002 0.514
(0.169) (0.206) (0.150) (0.173)
Changes in Resources & Perceptions (Post-Retirement)
 Net Worth (Non-Housing) Drops by 25% or More -0.144 0.069 0.024 0.165
(0.156) (0.168) (0.135) (0.143)
 Stock Value Drops by 25% or More 0.035 -0.001 0.009 -0.008
(0.177) (0.202) (0.162) (0.181)
 Became More Worried about Income 0.661 0.108 0.134 0.162
(0.298) (0.345) (0.232) (0.256)
 Became Less Worried about Income -0.748 -0.118 -0.556 -0.300
(0.238) (0.240) (0.204) (0.220)
 Became More Worried about Not Being Productive 0.075 0.519 0.242 0.398
(0.269) (0.259) (0.198) (0.211)
 Became Less Worried about Not Being Productive -0.449 -0.223 -0.184 -0.261
(0.271) (0.285) (0.234) (0.250)
 Health Shock -0.527 -0.778 -0.639 -0.698
(0.161) (0.191) (0.138) (0.160)
 OOP Medical Expenses Jump by 25% or More 0.051 -0.065 0.056 -0.076
(0.127) (0.143) (0.112) (0.126)
 Lost Health Insurance 0.043 0.174 -0.150 0.273
(0.196) (0.207) (0.170) (0.171)
Pseudo R-Squared 0.128 0.118
Number of Observations 1896 2309