Descriptive statistics of sample
| Percentage (N) | Mean (SD) | |
| Work exit (n=9040) | ||
| No | 37.7 (3411) | |
| Yes | 62.3 (5629) | |
| Route of work exit | ||
| Retirement | 75.6 (4254) | |
| Health-related exit | 11.0 (618) | |
| Unemployment | 4.5 (254) | |
| Other | 5.2 (296) | |
| Death | 3.7 (207) | |
| Age at work exit | ||
| Retirement | 59.8 (4.3) | |
| Health-related exit | 56.1 (5.7) | |
| Unemployment | 56.1 (5.1) | |
| Low job demands (n=9035) | ||
| No | 59.0 (5331) | |
| Yes | 41.0 (3704) | |
| High decision authority (n=9035) | ||
| No | 48.2 (4352) | |
| Yes | 51.8 (4683) | |
| High skill discretion (n=9037) | ||
| No | 51.3 (4638) | |
| Yes | 48.7 (4399) | |
| High work social support (n=9031) | ||
| No | 46.9 (4238) | |
| Yes | 53.1 (4793) | |
| Gender (n=9040) | ||
| Men | 68.3 (6172) | |
| Women | 31.7 (2868) | |
| Occupational grade level (n=9040) | ||
| Administrative (high) | 30.6 (2769) | |
| Professional/Executive (middle) | 48.7 (4404) | |
| Clerical/Support (low) | 20.7 (1867) | |
| Still in civil service (n=9040) | ||
| No | 34.0 (3070) | |
| Yes | 66.0 (5970) | |
| Educational level (n=8382) | ||
| Low | 34.5 (2889) | |
| Middle | 24.8 (2075) | |
| High | 40.8 (3418) | |
| Spouse employment status (n=9012) | ||
| No partner | 25.0 (2257) | |
| Partner employed | 42.8 (3858) | |
| Partner unemployed, housework or no work | 13.2 (1187) | |
| Partner missing employment status | 19.0 (1710) | |
| Depression score (GHQ score, n=9040) | 1.14 (1.85) |
Scores on variables with n<9040 were imputed.
GHQ, General Health Questionnaire.