TABLE 3.

Factors contributing to retirements

	RN		AHP
	Early	65+	Early	65+
Financial possibility§	197 (48%)	22 (31%)	71 (52%)	17 (43%)
Desire to stop working§	176 (43%)	37 (51%)	65 (47%)	24 (60%)
Qualify for pension	127 (31%)	20 (28%)	51 (37%)	18 (45%)
Desire to pursue hobbies*,¶	113 (27%)	16 (22%)	53 (39%)	17 (43%)
Spousal support§	104 (25%)	7 (10%)	34 (25%)	6 (15%)
Caregiving§	71 (17%)	4 (6%)	20 (15%)	3 (8%)
Organizational restructuring§	54 (13%)	3 (4%)	14 (10%)	1 (3%)
Employee incentives to retire	22 (5%)	3 (4%)	11 (8%)	2 (5%)

Respondents could select more than one factor as having contributed to their retirement.

^*p < 0.05, significant difference between early retiring RNs and AHPs.

^§p < 0.05, significant difference between early retirees and 65+ retirees.

^¶p < 0.05, significant difference between 65+ retiring RNs and AHPs.