Table 1.
Sample demographic characteristics for sample responding to intended retirement age question (n = 590) and non-respondents to intended retirement age question (n = 80).
| Respondents |
Non-respondents |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (n = 590) | Percent | Frequency (n = 80) | Percent | ||
| Gender | Male | 294 | 0.50 | 39 | 0.49 |
| Female | 296 | 0.50 | 41 | 0.51 | |
| Sector | Agriculture | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Energy and water | 15 | 0.03 | 2 | 0.03 | |
| Manufacturing | 46 | 0.08 | 4 | 0.05 | |
| Construction | 25 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.05 | |
| Catering (e.g., hotel or restaurant) | 13 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Transport | 42 | 0.07 | 5 | 0.06 | |
| Banking and finance | 29 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.03 | |
| Public administration | 27 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Education | 55 | 0.09 | 6 | 0.08 | |
| Health services | 61 | 0.10 | 2 | 0.03 | |
| Charity/voluntary sector | 25 | 0.04 | 5 | 0.06 | |
| Retail and wholesale | 52 | 0.09 | 7 | 0.09 | |
| Social care and social work | 22 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.05 | |
| Business and support services | 55 | 0.09 | 10 | 0.13 | |
| Others | 121 | 0.21 | 28 | 0.35 | |
| Marital Status | Single (never been married or cohabiting) | 62 | 0.11 | 16 | 0.20 |
| Married or cohabiting | 411 | 0.70 | 46 | 0.58 | |
| Divorced | 99 | 0.17 | 17 | 0.21 | |
| Widowed | 18 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Region | East Midlands | 37 | 0.06 | 6 | 0.08 |
| Eastern | 41 | 0.07 | 6 | 0.08 | |
| London | 55 | 0.09 | 11 | 0.14 | |
| North | 37 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.05 | |
| North West | 66 | 0.11 | 8 | 0.10 | |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Scotland | 65 | 0.11 | 8 | 0.10 | |
| South East | 101 | 0.17 | 16 | 0.20 | |
| South West | 50 | 0.08 | 6 | 0.08 | |
| Wales | 20 | 0.03 | 5 | 0.06 | |
| West Midlands | 56 | 0.09 | 3 | 0.04 | |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 50 | 0.08 | 6 | 0.08 | |
| Weekly household income | Below £237 per week (Bottom 20% of United Kingdom households) | 57 | 0.10 | 14 | 0.18 |
| Between £238 and £412 per week (20–39%) | 176 | 0.30 | 28 | 0.35 | |
| Between £413 and £650 per week (40–59%) | 187 | 0.32 | 21 | 0.26 | |
| Between £651 and £1014 per week (60–79%) | 119 | 0.20 | 10 | 0.13 | |
| Over £1014 per week (The top 20% of United Kingdom households) | 51 | 0.09 | 7 | 0.09 | |
| Education level | Higher degree (e.g., Masters or Ph.D.) | 46 | 0.08 | 6 | 0.08 |
| First degree (e.g., BA, BSc) | 109 | 0.18 | 15 | 0.19 | |
| Other qualification (e.g., City and Guilds, RSA/OCR, BTEC/Edexcel) | 105 | 0.18 | 13 | 0.16 | |
| NVQ at level 4 or equivalent | 43 | 0.07 | 7 | 0.09 | |
| At least one A level or equivalent | 94 | 0.16 | 12 | 0.15 | |
| At least one O level or equivalent | 148 | 0.25 | 17 | 0.21 | |
| No qualifications | 45 | 0.08 | 10 | 0.13 | |
| Trade union membership | Yes | 170 | 0.29 | 16 | 0.20 |
| No | 420 | 0.71 | 64 | 0.80 | |
| Caring responsibility | Yes | 172 | 0.29 | 21 | 0.26 |
| No | 418 | 0.71 | 59 | 0.74 | |