Table 3 Age-stratified analysis on the association between expected reasons for leaving the labour market and loss of paid employment before state pension age. RR = risk ratio CI = confidence interval
|  |  | 50–55 yrs | 56–63 yrs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | weighted % | RR (95% CI) | n | weighted % | RR (95% CI) | |
Leisure | |||||||
 That you want to determine yourself what you want to do | No | 2413 | 50.9 | 1 | 2908 | 52.4 | 1 |
Yes | 2336 | 49.1 | 0.79 (0.77–0.81) | 2661 | 47.6 | 0.92 (0.91–0.94) | |
 To have more time for hobbies | No | 2611 | 55.0 | 1 | 3182 | 56.9 | 1 |
Yes | 2138 | 45.0 | 0.81 (0.79–0.83) | 2387 | 43.1 | 0.92 (0.90–0.93) | |
Health, work demands and occupational well-being | |||||||
 That you will not be capable of doing your job | No | 3343 | 70.2 | 1 | 4328 | 77.5 | 1 |
Yes | 1406 | 29.8 | 1.53 (1.49–1.57) | 1241 | 22.5 | 1.05 (1.03–1.07) | |
 Poor physical health | No | 3781 | 80.0 | 1 | 4536 | 82.1 | 1 |
Yes | 968 | 20.0 | 1.68 (1.63–1.72) | 1033 | 17.9 | 1.35 (1.33–1.38) | |
 That you do not thrive at the workplace | No | 4378 | 92.3 | 1 | 5029 | 90.0 | 1 |
Yes | 371 | 7.7 | 0.98 (1.94–1.03) | 540 | 10.0 | 1.22 (1.19–1.25) | |
 Poor mental health | No | 4467 | 94.3 | 1 | 5284 | 94.9 | 1 |
Yes | 282 | 5.7 | 1.65 (1.58–1.72) | 285 | 5.1 | 1.21 (1.17–1.26) | |
Economy and retirement considerations | |||||||
 Possibility of receiving pension | No | 3224 | 67.4 | 1 | 4192 | 74.9 | 1 |
Yes | 1525 | 32.6 | 0.83 (0.80–0.85) | 1377 | 25.1 | 0.73 (0.71–0.74) | |
 Economic considerations | No | 3739 | 79.0 | 1 | 4506 | 80.3 | 1 |
Yes | 1010 | 21.0 | 0.66 (0.63–0.68) | 1063 | 19.7 | 0.76 (0.74–0.78) | |
 Possibility of receiving voluntary early retirement pension | No | 3968 | 83.2 | 1 | 4045 | 72.0 | 1 |
Yes | 781 | 16.8 | 0.99 (0.95–1.02) | 1524 | 28.0 | 1.49 (1.46–1.52) | |
 Good retirement conditions at the workplace | No | 4395 | 92.7 | 1 | 5256 | 94.5 | 1 |
Yes | 354 | 7.3 | 0.84 (0.79–0.88) | 313 | 5.5 | 1.17 (1.12–1.21) | |
Norms | |||||||
 It is common to leave at that age in your type of work | No | 4139 | 86.8 | 1 | 5043 | 90.4 | 1 |
Yes | 610 | 13.2 | 0.81 (0.78–0.84) | 526 | 9.6 | 1.05 (1.02–1.08) | |
 To make space for younger employees | No | 4202 | 88.6 | 1 | 5001 | 89.7 | 1 |
Yes | 547 | 11.4 | 1.04 (1.00–1.08) | 568 | 10.3 | 0.86 (0.84–0.89) | |
External factors | |||||||
 Wish from spouse | No | 4438 | 93.7 | 1 | 5191 | 93.3 | 1 |
Yes | 311 | 6.3 | 1.01 (0.96–1.07) | 378 | 6.7 | 0.84 (0.81–0.87) | |
 Termination of employment | No | 4506 | 95.3 | 1 | 5301 | 95.7 | 1 |
Yes | 243 | 4.7 | 0.73 (0.68–0.78) | 268 | 4.3 | 1.02 (0.97–1.06) | |
 At the request of the workplace | No | 4620 | 97.7 | 1 | 5457 | 97.8 | 1 |
Yes | 129 | 2.3 | 0.52 (0.46–0.58) | 112 | 2.2 | 1.18 (1.12–1.25) | |
None of the above | No | 4626 | 97.3 | 1 | 5400 | 97.0 | 1 |
|  | Yes | 123 | 2.7 | 1.60 (1.51–1.70) | 169 | 3.0 | 0.84 (0.80–0.89) |