NI Life and Times Survey - 2003: WKRETAGE

Year: 2003
Module:Attitudes_to_Older_People
Variable:WKRETAGE

If respondent is under retirement age …

And what about you personally, would you prefer to work beyond the current retirement age, to retire at the current retirement age, or to retire early?

	%
Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age	18
Pefer to retire at the current retirement age	17
Prefer to retire early	36
It depends	19
Already retired	2
Not working for other reasons	7
(don't know)	2

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age	18	19
Pefer to retire at the current retirement age	16	17
Prefer to retire early	37	34
It depends	18	20
Already retired	3	1
Not working for other reasons	6	7
(don't know)	2	3

Results for people of different ages

%

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age 15 17 14 24 21 0
Pefer to retire at the current retirement age 17 13 16 14 24 0
Prefer to retire early 34 41 40 36 25 0
It depends 20 24 23 16 12 0
Already retired 0 1 0 1 9 0
Not working for other reasons 5 3 6 8 10 0
(don't know) 9 2 1 1 0 0

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age 19 18 18
Pefer to retire at the current retirement age 17 15 24
Prefer to retire early 34 37 38
It depends 19 20 11
Already retired 1 2 1
Not working for other reasons 7 6 6
(don't know) 2 3 2

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