Table A.4.1
Retirement expectations, 2008 Survey of Older Workers

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Question and response categories Older workers
number percent
At what age do you plan to retire from your current job?
Total 2,644,947 100
50 to 54 years old
 41,799 2
55 to 59 years old
 493,070 19
60 to 64 years old
 907,955 34
65 to 69 years old
 985,805 37
70 to 74 years old
 115,814 4
75 to 79 years old
 21,954 1E
80 years old and over
 15,942 1E
Never
 62,607 2
At that time [when you retire from your current job], do you plan to…?
Total 2,393,039 100
Retire completely
 1,030,563 43
Remain in the workforce full-time
 78,005 3
Remain in the workforce part-time
 1,284,471 54
At what age do you plan to completely leave the paid workforce?
Total 1,191,904 100
50 to 59 years old
 42,723 4
60 to 69 years old
 829,628 70
70 to 79 years old
 246,140 21
80 years old and over
 17,000 1E
Never
 56,414 5
Does your employer offer the following arrangements?
Note: Multiple answers are possible. Only 'Yes' responses are shown here.
Part-time work
 1,946,522 50
Working from home
 485,503 12
Flexible work hours
 1,714,968 44
The ability to collect your employer pension while working
 662,808 20
Would the availability of the following arrangements lead you to work longer than you originally planned?
Note: Multiple answers are possible. Only 'Yes' responses are shown here.
Part-time work
 1,743,532 47
Working from home
 1,323,767 35
Flexible work hours
 1,713,545 45
The ability to collect your employer pension while working
 1,380,518 38
Did you ever retire and return to work?
Total 383,759 100
Yes
 67,094 17
No
 316,665 83
Did you look for paid work at any time after your retirement?
Total 316,665 100
Yes
 14,038 4E
No
 302,627 96
How old were you when you first retired?
Total 773,566 100
Less than 50 years old
 57,570 7
50 to 54 years old
 111,772 14
55 to 59 years old
 289,710 37
60 to 64 years old
 196,432 25
65 years old and over
 118,082 15
Would you say that your first retirement was voluntary, that is, you retired when you wanted to?
Total 775,920 100
Yes
 627,081 81
No
 148,839 19
How long were you without work following the job loss?
Total 501,556 100
Less than 6 months
 289,395 58
6 months to less than 1 year
 86,536 17
1 year to less than 2 years
 53,777 11
2 years or more
 38,115 8
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