Table 1
Proportion of all workers selected as retired, by reason of employment exitNote 1, 1998 to 2009

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Table 1
Proportion of all workers selected as retired, by reason of employment exit, 1998 to 2009
Table summary
This table displays the results of proportion of all workers selected as retired age group, 50 and over, 50 to 54, 55 to 59, 60 to 64, 65 to 69 and 70 and over, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age group
50 and over 50 to 54Note 2 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 and over
percentage
Economic conditions  
Both sexes 17 0 15 33 61 79
Men 15 0 10 27 54 73
Women 21 0 21 41 72 87
Health reasons  
Both sexes 47 0 53 83 95 99
Men 50 0 50 82 94 98
Women 44 0 56 85 96 100
Personal and family responsibilities  
Both sexes 37 0 44 77 94 94
Men 40 0 37 72 98 95
Women 36 0 46 79 91 92
1. Includes economic conditions, health reasons or personal and family responsibilities.
2. Since few people retire voluntarily before age 55, the number of involuntary retirements between 50 and 54 was set to 0.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 1997 to 2010.
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