Table 1 Characteristics of the participants from the individual interviews, focus groups and total participants
From: Why older workers work beyond the retirement age: a qualitative study
Individual interviews (n = 15) | Focus groups (n = 18) | Total participants (n = 33) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Range | 65–77 | 65–78 | 65–78 |
Gender | Males | 7 | 15 | 22 |
Females | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
Educational level | Low/medium | 8 | 5 | 13 |
High | 7 | 13 | 20 | |
Home situation | Alone | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Living with partner | 9 | 12 | 21 | |
Self-perceived health status | Poor | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Good | 13 | 18 | 31 | |
Working part-time or full-time | Part-time | 13 | 18 | 31 |
Full-time | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Employment status | Employed | 7 | 16 | 23 |
Self-employed | 8 | 2 | 10 |