ArticleEuropean journal of public health2020
Barriers and opportunities for prolonging working life across different occupational groups: the SeniorWorkingLife study.
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- Does a change to an occupation with a lower physical workload reduce the risk of disability pension? A cohort study of employed men and women in Sweden.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Article
- Barriers and Facilitators of Re-Employment among Senior Workers: Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Gender Differences in Associations between Biomechanical and Psychosocial Work Exposures and Age of Withdrawal from Paid Employment among Older Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Financial Reasons for Working beyond the Statutory Retirement Age: Risk Factors and Associations with Health in Late Life.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace from the Perspective of Older Employees: A Mixed Methods Research Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- New Technology and Loss of Paid Employment among Older Workers: Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Work motivation and occupational self-efficacy belief to continue working among ageing home care nurses: a mixed methods study.BMC nursing · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIncreasing retirement age is a pivotal issue in labour market reforms. This study analyses factors conditioning retirement intentions.
methodsIn SeniorWorkingLife, 11 444 employed workers ≥50 years replied to questions in random order about expected reasons for leaving and potential reasons for staying longer at the labour market. Respondents were stratified based on the Danish version of International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Representative estimates were produced using the SurveyFreq and SurveyLogistic procedures of SAS combined with model-assisted weights based on national registers.
resultsFor ISCO groups 1-4 (seated work) main expected reasons for retiring were freedom to choose and desire for more leisure time, but many would consider staying longer if there were better possibilities for additional senior days, longer vacations and flexible working hours. For ISCO groups 5-9 (physical work), poor physical health and not being capable of doing the job were common expected reasons for retiring, but many would consider staying longer if the work were less physically demanding and there were more senior days. Possibility for pension was a general expected reason for retiring. Expected reasons differed to a less extent between genders than between ISCO groups, e.g. economic factors were more important for men and high work demands more important for women.
conclusionDifferent barriers and opportunities for prolonging working life exist across different occupational groups of the labour market-with most consistent differences between those with seated and physical work. Targeting these specifically seems opportune for policy makers and future interventions.
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