Table 5.

Factors associated with contemplating retiring early

	Pre-pandemic		Post-pandemic
Retiring early	Yes	No	Yes	No	P-value
Gender
Male	22	53	35	41	0.04*
Female	55	174	86	147	0.003*
Age (years)
25–34	9	33	14	29	0.33
35–44	13	69	20	63	0.24
45–54	33	73	49	57	0.03*
55–64	22	49	37	36	0.02*
Working status
Less than full time	18	61	27	54	0.16
Full time	59	162	94	130	0.001*
Occupation
Doctor	34	78	59	55	0.001*
Nurse	24	80	39	67	0.04*
Other	15	60	19	57	0.56
Ethnicity
White	60	190	96	155	<0.001*
Non-White	16	34	23	30	0.31
Long COVID
Yes	11	17	19	10	0.07
No	66	210	102	178	0.002*
Remote working
Yes, all the time	4	20	7	17	0.49
Yes, sometimes	48	111	74	87	0.004*
No	25	92	40	80	0.04*
Burnout
Yes	51	125	78	99	0.004*
No	26	102	43	89	0.03*

Statistical analyses are performed using the two-tailed Fisher's exact test.

*P < 0.05