Table 1

 Age adjusted prevalence (%) and 95% confidence intervals for intentions to retire early

WomenMenAll subjects
Weak intentions (%)Strong intentions (%)Weak intentions (%)Strong intentions (%)Women (%)Men (%)
Age (years)
    4034 (31–37)8 (6–11)33 (26–39)15 (10–21)2321
    4536 (33–39)11 (9–13)42 (35–48)14 (9–19)2523
    5039 (36–42)17 (15–19)38 (32–45)20 (15–25)2425
    5536 (33–39)24 (22–26)33 (28–39)23 (19–27)2931
Mental functioning (MCS)100 (4071)100 (966)
    1st quartile37 (34–40)28 (25–30)40 (33–46)32 (27–37)2526
    2nd quartile38 (35–41)15 (13–17)37 (31–44)18 (13–22)2524
    3rd quartile35 (32–38)9 (7–11)36 (30–42)10 (6–15)2726
    4th quartile35 (32–38)8 (6–10)33 (27–40)10 (5–15)2424
Physical functioning (PCS)100 (3939)100 (937)
    1st quartile41 (38–44)29 (26–31)49 (42–56)31 (26–37)2519
    2nd quartile41 (38–44)14 (12–17)42 (36–48)19 (14–24)2524
    3rd quartile34 (31–37)9 (7–12)34 (28–40)15 (10–19)2528
    4th quartile30 (27–33)8 (6–10)27 (22–33)12 (7–16)2530
Limiting longstanding illness100 (3939)100 (937)
    No35 (33–37)12 (11–13)35 (32–39)15 (12–18)8484
    Yes42 (39–46)30 (27–33)43 (35–51)34 (28–40)1616
Occupational status100 (4071)100 (966)
    Managers31 (25–37)11 (6–15)38 (30–45)13 (7–19)617
    Professionals35 (31–38)13 (11–16)35 (29–41)18 (14–23)2025
    Semiprofessionals35 (32–39)15 (12–17)36 (30–43)13 (8–19)1921
    Routine non-manuals37 (34–39)16 (14–17)34 (24–43)19 (11–26)4311
    Skilled manuals43 (35–52)20 (14–27)44 (34–54)23 (15–31)39
    Unskilled manuals37 (32–42)18 (14–22)37 (30–44)22 (17–28)918
Job demands100 (4029)100 (948)
    Low35 (31–39)10 (8–13)36 (29–43)12 (6–17)1717
    Rather low35 (32–38)11 (8–13)40 (34–46)12 (7–17)2426
    Rather high37 (35–40)16 (14–18)38 (33–43)20 (15–24)3535
    High36 (33–39)22 (19–24)32 (26–39)29 (23–34)2422
Job control100 (4016)100 (952)
    High35 (32–38)10 (9–12)33 (28–39)15 (11–20)3432
    Rather high37 (34–40)14 (12–16)35 (29–40)16 (12–21)3031
    Rather low37 (34–40)18 (16–20)40 (33–47)19 (13–25)2118
    Low36 (32–40)24 (21–27)42 (35–49)26 (20–31)1619
Procedural justice100 (4045)100 (954)
    High34 (30–37)9 (6–11)36 (29–44)10 (4–17)1815
    Rather high37 (34–40)12 (10–14)36 (30–42)9 (5–14)3029
    Rather low39 (36–41)15 (13–17)37 (32–43)22 (18–27)3131
    Low33 (30–37)25 (23–27)37 (31–44)27 (23–32)2224
Relational justice100 (4026)100 (954)
    High35 (32–38)10 (8–12)31 (24–37)13 (8–18)2522
    Rather high37 (34–39)13 (11–15)38 (32–43)12 (8–16)3031
    Rather low37 (34–40)17 (14–19)40 (34–46)19 (14–24)2426
    Low35 (32–39)23 (21–26)38 (31–44)31 (26–37)2021
Work-family conflicts100 (4037)100 (956)
    No conflicts28 (25–32)5 (2–7)27 (20–34)13 (7–19)1820
    Weak conflicts38 (36–40)13 (12–15)39 (35–43)16 (12–19)6460
    Strong conflicts40 (36–43)30 (27–32)38 (31–45)29 (24–35)1820
Family-work conflicts100 (3755)100 (893)
    No conflicts34 (32–36)12 (11–14)35 (30–39)17 (13–20)4751
    Weak conflicts38 (36–40)15 (14–17)38 (33–43)16 (12–20)4240
    Strong conflicts42 (37–47)21 (17–24)41 (30–51)29 (21–38)109
Network size100 (3788)100 (893)
    11+35 (32–38)11 (9–13)29 (21–37)18 (11–24)2415
    7–1038 (35–41)14 (12–16)42 (36–48)17 (12–22)2926
    4–635 (33–37)18 (16–20)37 (32–41)18 (15–22)4351
    0–339 (32–45)21 (16–26)31 (21–42)23 (14–32)58
All36163619100 (4055)100 (959)