The personal and national costs of lost labour force participation due to arthritis: an economic study

BMC Public Health

Table 6 Comparison of the total savings and annuity at age 65 for people in full time, part time employment, and those who are not in the labour force due to arthritis

			Total savings (cash, super, shares, other properties)					Annuity
	Total population	N	Total population with savings	%	Mean ($)	Sd	Median ($)	Mean ($)	Sd	Median ($)
Male, 45-54
Employed full time no condition	672 557	1 142	669 426	99·5	504 912	622 148	339 121	29 170	35 944	19 592
Employed part time no condition	46 877	97	46 877	100·0	329 591	405 851	180 632	19 042	23 447	10 436
Not in labour force due to arthritis	11 016	8	10 698	97.1	84 442	120 739	315	4 878	6 975	18
Male, 55-64
Employed full time no condition	278 364	409	277 131	99·6	404 659	529 293	251 381	23 378	30 579	14 523
Employed part time no condition	36 626	70	36 282	99·1	387 030	588 214	139 439	22 360	33 983	8 056
Not in labour force due to arthritis	16 879	28	15 160	89.8	60 253	96 062	7 765	3 481	5 550	449
Female, 45-54
Employed full time no condition	351 870	584	349 978	99·5	366 144	370 740	237 496	18 521	18 754	12 014
Employed part time no condition	247 110	459	240 029	97·1	238 421	334 096	131 245	12 060	16 900	6 639
Not in labour force due to arthritis	15 306	26	14 172	92.6	67 732	113 694	877	3 426	5 751	44
Female, 55-64
Employed full time no condition	113 123	148	113 123	100·0	315 735	319 163	214 432	15 971	16 145	10 847
Employed part time no condition	92 095	159	91 659	99·5	246 344	306 614	99 455	12 461	15 510	5 031
Not in labour force due to arthritis	37 655	49	31 311	83.2	124 530	252 340	32 956	6 299	12 765	1 667

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