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| Worse | Same | Better | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | ||||
| Total | 33.5 | 53.8 | 12.7 | 100.0 |
Men |
31.7 | 54.6 | 13.7 | 100.0 |
Women |
35.5 | 52.9 | 11.6 | 100.0 |
| Nature of retirement | ||||
Voluntary |
27.4 | 58.8 | 13.8 | 100.0 |
Involuntary |
49.6 | 40.6 | 9.8 | 100.0 |
| Health at retirement | ||||
Excellent |
26.7 | 58.3 | 15.0 | 100.0 |
Very good |
28.8 | 58.4 | 12.8 | 100.0 |
Good |
33.8 | 55.0 | 11.2 | 100.0 |
Fair/Poor |
48.8 | 40.4 | 10.7 | 100.0 |
| Current Household Income | ||||
Less than $20K |
44.0 | 44.6 | 11.5 | 100.0 |
$20 to 29K |
36.0 | 54.1 | 9.9 | 100.0 |
$30 to 39K |
35.9 | 51.3 | 12.8 | 100.0 |
$40 to 59K |
31.2 | 57.0 | 11.9 | 100.0 |
$60K and over |
25.2 | 57.2 | 17.6 | 100.0 |
Missing |
33.5 | 55.1 | 11.4 | 100.0 |
| Immigration status | ||||
Canadian-born |
30.0 | 56.0 | 14.0 | 100.0 |
Immigrant |
44.5 | 46.8 | 8.6 | 100.0 |
| 1. Recent retirees are individuals who retired during the years 1992 to 2002 inclusive and who were 50 years of age or older when they first retired. Respondents were asked: Compared to the year before your retired, would you say that you are now better off financially, worse off, or about the same? | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2002. | ||||