Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 1,054)
Characteristics | Frequency (%) | Mean | IQR* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual characteristics | ||||
Age | 56–64 years | - | 61.3 | 60.0–63.0 |
Gender | Male | 61.6 | - | - |
Educational level | Low | 29.1 | - | - |
Intermediate | 33.5 | - | - | |
High | 37.4 | - | - | |
Mastery | 1–5 | - | 3.8 | 3.4–4.1 |
Work motives and motivation | ||||
Working because someone likes to work | Yes | 28.9 | - | - |
Working because someone finds work meaningful | Yes | 26.9 | - | - |
Working for financial reasons | Yes | 41.4 | - | - |
Working because others expect them to do so | Yes | 23.9 | - | - |
Work engagement | 1–7 | - | 4.4 | 3.7–5.3 |
Health | ||||
Physical health | Poor | 25.2 | - | - |
Moderate | 46.5 | - | - | |
Good | 28.3 | - | - | |
Mental health | Poor | 25.3 | - | - |
Moderate | 49.8 | - | - | |
Good | 24.9 | - | - | |
Job characteristics | ||||
Physical demands | High | 22.1 | - | - |
Medium | 38.3 | - | - | |
Low | 39.6 | - | - | |
Job demands | 1–5 | - | 3.0 | 2.5–3.5 |
Autonomy | 1–5 | - | 3.9 | 3.4–4.4 |
Social support | 1–5 | - | 3.5 | 3.0–4.0 |
Appreciation | Present | 56.5 | - | - |
Interesting work | Present | 22.6 | - | - |
Opportunities for learning and development | Present | 7.2 | - | - |
Skills and knowledge | ||||
Developmental proactivity | 1-5 | - | 3.8 | 3.5–4.0 |
Financial situation | ||||
Financial situation of the household | Money left | 66.6 | - | - |
Just adequate | 22.7 | - | - | |
Short of money | 10.7 | - | - | |
Financial possibility to stop working before age 65 | Yes | 62.9 | - | - |
No | 29.2 | - | - | |
Don’t know | 7.9 | - | - | |
Social situation | ||||
Partner | No | 22.5 | - | - |
Employment status partner | Not working | 39.0 | - | - |
Working | 38.5 | |||
No partner | 22.5 | |||
Informal care | Yes | 19.9 | - | - |
Voluntary work | Yes | 41.0 | - | - |
Outcome | ||||
Working beyond retirement | Yes | 25.0 | - | - |