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Table 1 Proportion of respondents with high or low self-rated health and diagnosed disease; their age groups, self-estimated retirement age, gender and occupation

From: How are self-rated health and diagnosed disease related to early or deferred retirement? A cross-sectional study of employees aged 55-64

 

High self-rated health

Low self-rated health

No diagnosed disease

Diagnosed disease

Median age in the group

58 years

59 years

58 years

59 years

55–59 years of age (n = 1060)

69 %

31 %

58 %

42 %

60–64 years of age (n = 696)

65 %

35 %

52 %

48 %

Genderα

Women (n = 1486)

67 %

33 %

56 %

44 %

Men (n = 263)

71 %

29 %

58 %

42 %

Occupationα

Physician (n = 294)

67 %

33 %

55 %

45 %

Nurse (n = 362)

69 %

31 %

59 %

41 %

Nursing assistant (n = 273)

70 %

30 %

56 %

44 %

Physiotherapist (n = 118)

68 %

32 %

54 %

46 %

Occupational therapist (n = 49)

65 %

38 %

74 %

26 %

Welfare officer (n = 116)

62 %

38 %

62 %

38 %

Psychologist (n = 75)

67 %

33 %

63 %

37 %

Psychiatric nursing assistant (n = 82)

54 %

46 %

45 %

55 %

Medical secretary (n = 342)

69 %

31 %

55 %

45 %

Non-defined occupation (n = 42)

69 %

31 %

38 %

62 %