Table 3.
Characteristics of the studies
| First Author + year of publication | Country + Dataset | Period of study | Characteristics population + Sample size | Occupational group | Outcome source | Peer-reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christensen 2012 [24] | Denmark, general population random sample | 1985-2001 | Workers and unemployed persons looking for a job in 1985 aged 50 (N= 9329) | Various | Register-based | Y |
| Coile 2000 [35] | United States, HRS | 1951-1998 | Male workers aged 55-69 (N= 5886) | Various | 1) Before 1992 register-based, 2) From 1992 self-reported | Y |
| de Preter 2013 [20] | Europe, ECHP | 1994-2001 | Workers aged 50+ years (N= 3081 males, N=1413 females) | Various | Self-reported | Y |
| Gesthuizen 2011 [22] | The Netherlands, Dutch Socio-economic panel | 1990-2001 | Workers aged 50-65 (N=1521 males, N=1808 females) | Various | Self-Reported | N |
| Gortz 2012 [25] | Denmark, Longitudinal Data Set | 1997-2006 | Female workers aged 60-64 (N= 4800) | Day-care teachers and assistants | Register-based | Y |
| Herquelot 2011 [26] | France, GAZEL | 1989-2007 | Male workers aged 40-50, female workers aged 35-50 (N= 3036) | Workers of the French national electricity and gas company | Self-reported | Y |
| Heyma 2004 [27] | The Netherlands, CERRA | 1993, 1995 | Workers aged 40-65 (N= 4727) | Various | Self-reported | Y |
| Kerkhofs 1999 [28] | The Netherlands, CERRA | 1991-1995 | Main income earners aged 43 - 63 (N= 2560) | Various | Self-reported | Y |
| Marton 2010 [36] | United States, HRS | 1992-2004 | Male workers aged 51–61 (N=3150) | Various | Self-reported | N |
| Montizaan 2013 [33] | United States, US NLSOM | 1966-1983 | Male workers aged 45-59 (N= 3624) | Various | Self-reported | Y |
| Olesen 2012 [29] | Australia, HILDA | 2001-2006 | Workers aged 45-75 (N= 1516 males and 1287 females) | Various | Self-reported | Y |
| Ӧrestig 2013 [37] | Sweden, PSAE | 2003-2007 | Persons aged 57-64 (N=854) | Various | Register-based | Y |
| Roberts 2009 [30] | United Kingdom and Germany, panel survey | 1991-2002 | Workers aged 50-60/65 (female/male) (Germany: N= 1186 UK: N=1135) | Various | Self-reported | N |
| Robroek 2013 [31] | Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, and Greece, SHARE | 2004-2009 | Workers aged between 50 and the statutory retirement age (N= 4923) | Various | Self-reported | Y |
| Rubb 2009 [23] | United States, supplements of the Current Population Surveys | 1994-2001 | Workers aged 55-64 (N= 5709 males and N=4917 females) | Various | Self-reported | Y |
| Schils 2008 [21] | United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, panel survey | 1991-2004, 1990-2005, 1990-2001 | Workers aged 50-65 (Germany: 5150 The Netherlands: 1580 United Kingdom: 3629) | Various | Self-reported | Y |
| Schuring 2013 [32] | The Netherlands, POLS | 1999-2008 | Workers aged 45-64 (N= 3751) | Various | Register-based | Y |
| Song 2008 [12] | United States, Social Security administration data | 1997-2005 | Workers born in 1923-1943 (N= 124 850) | Various | Register-based | Y |
| van Solinge 2010 [7] | The Netherlands, NIDI | 2001 and 2006/2007 | Workers aged 50-60 (N= 1621) | Civil servants and employees active in ICT, retail, trade, industry and banking | Self-reported | Y |
| van Solinge 2011 [34] | The Netherlands, NIDI | 2001 and 2006/2007 | Workers aged 50-60 (N= 1611) | Civil servants and employees active in ICT, retail, trade, industry and banking | Self-reported | Y |
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| Coile 2007 [48] | United States, HRS | 1951-2000 | Male workers aged 55-69 (N=2467) | Various | 1) Before 1992 register-based, 2) From 1992 self-reported | Y |
| de Preter 2013 [9] | Europe, SHARE | 2004-2007 | Workers aged 50-70 (N= 5127) | Various | Self-reported | Y |
| Friis 2007 [49] | Denmark, Database for Labor Market Research | 1993-2002 | Female workers aged 51-59 (N= 5538) | Nurses | Register-based | Y |
| Jensen 2012 [50] | Denmark, insurance fund PENSAM | 1993-2008 | Workers (N=2792) | Nurses aides | Register-based | Y |
| Mein 2000 [51] | United Kingdom, Whitehall II study | 1988-1995 | Workers aged 50 - 59.5 (N= 2532) | Civil servants | Self-reported | Y |
| Palmore 1982 [43] | United States, Ohio, NLS | 1966-1976 | Male workers aged 68-69 (N= 295) | Various | Self-reported | Y |
Abbreviations: CERRA Centre for Economic Research on Retirement and Ageing, ECHP European Community Household Panel, GAZEL The GAZ and ELectricité cohort, HILDA Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia, HRS Health and Retirement Study, NIDI Panel study on retirement behaviour in the Netherlands, NLS The National Longitudinal Surveys, POLS Permanent Survey on Living Conditions, PSAE Panel Survey on Ageing and the Elderly, SHARE Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, US NLSOM US National Longitudinal Survey of Older Men