Characteristics of the samples (at the last wave before work exit/censoring)
Education | Low early exit | Censored | Intermediate early exit | Censored | High early exit | Censored | Total early exit | Censored | % missing before MI |
Sample size (n) | |||||||||
The Netherlands | 221 | 354 | 100 | 206 | 122 | 292 | 443 | 852 | 0.4 |
Denmark | 429 | 335 | 1126 | 1172 | 644 | 1015 | 2199 | 2522 | 3.6 |
England | 349 | 1120 | 551 | 1584 | 296 | 608 | 1196 | 3312 | 8.5 |
Germany | 57 | 80 | 144 | 328 | 157 | 437 | 358 | 845 | 0.9 |
Male (%) | |||||||||
The Netherlands | 53.3 | 55.7 | 56.7 | 58.1 | 64.9 | 64.6 | 57.2 | 59.3 | 0 |
Denmark | 40.3 | 55.8 | 51.6 | 59.1 | 43 | 54.4 | 46.9 | 56.8 | 0 |
England | 55 | 46 | 55.7 | 51.8 | 71 | 54.1 | 59.3 | 50.2 | 0 |
Germany | 31.6 | 38.8 | 48.4 | 47.3 | 48.4 | 54.2 | 45.3 | 50.1 | 0 |
Partner (%) | |||||||||
The Netherlands | 0 | ||||||||
No partner | 17.8 | 17.5 | 15.1 | 18 | 15.1 | 18.1 | 16.5 | 17.8 | |
Partner | 82.2 | 82.5 | 84.9 | 82 | 84.9 | 81.9 | 83.5 | 82.2 | |
Denmark | 2.5 | ||||||||
No partner | 27 | 31.9 | 21.5 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 27.9 | 23.6 | 27.2 | |
Partner not retired | 44.8 | 45.4 | 47.6 | 55 | 45.1 | 53.2 | 46.3 | 53 | |
Partner retired | 28.2 | 22.7 | 30.9 | 19.9 | 29.8 | 18.9 | 30.1 | 19.9 | |
England | 5.1 | ||||||||
No partner | 22.4 | 23.2 | 20.2 | 21 | 15.3 | 21 | 19.6 | 21.7 | |
Partner not retired | 8.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 6 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.2 | |
Partner retired | 69.2 | 70.2 | 74.3 | 73 | 77.6 | 73.2 | 73.6 | 72.1 | |
Germany | 0 | ||||||||
No partner | 28.1 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 21.7 | 22 | 22.1 | 21.2 | |
Partner | 71.9 | 78.8 | 79.9 | 80.9 | 78.3 | 78 | 77.9 | 78.8 | |
Number of working hours (%) | |||||||||
The Netherlands | 0.4 | ||||||||
1-15 | 23.4 | 30.4 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 15.8 | 22 | 23.1 | |
16-31 | 29.9 | 26.1 | 18.2 | 37.4 | 31.9 | 28.4 | 27.3 | 29.6 | |
32-40 | 38.1 | 34.1 | 43.4 | 30.1 | 43.7 | 41.8 | 40.8 | 35.8 | |
≥ 41 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 17.2 | 11.6 | 4.2 | 14 | 9.9 | 11.5 | |
Denmark | 0.7 | ||||||||
1-28 | 16.3 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 13.6 | 10 | |
29-36 | 15.6 | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 9.5 | 15 | 10.6 | |
37 | 48.7 | 43.6 | 50.5 | 46.5 | 48.3 | 42.2 | 49.5 | 44.4 | |
≥38 | 19.4 | 32.5 | 19.9 | 31.5 | 27 | 39.9 | 21.9 | 35 | |
England | 2.1 | ||||||||
1-29 | 21.3 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 25.9 | 36.1 | 35.5 | 25.6 | 26.5 | |
30-37 | 31.8 | 27.7 | 26.2 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 25.7 | 21.8 | |
38-44 | 19.3 | 25.5 | 28 | 30.6 | 25.1 | 28.2 | 24.7 | 28.4 | |
≥ 45 | 27.7 | 24.4 | 23.1 | 24.6 | 21.2 | 18 | 24 | 23.3 | |
Germany | 0.2 | ||||||||
1-29 | 33.3 | 25 | 27.8 | 21.7 | 24.2 | 14.9 | 27.1 | 18.4 | |
30-39 | 22.8 | 21.3 | 25 | 21.7 | 18.5 | 19.9 | 21.8 | 20.7 | |
40-44 | 31.6 | 32.5 | 30.6 | 32 | 31.9 | 28.6 | 31.3 | 30.3 | |
≥ 45 | 12.3 | 21.3 | 16.7 | 24.7 | 25.5 | 36.6 | 19.8 | 30.5 | |
Type of exit (%) | |||||||||
The Netherlands | 0 | ||||||||
Early retirement | 49.5 | 49 | 53.3 | 50.5 | |||||
Disability | 10.6 | 9 | 8.2 | 9.6 | |||||
Unemployment | 9.2 | 13 | 11.5 | 10.7 | |||||
Economic inactivity | 30.7 | 29 | 27.1 | 29.3 | |||||
Denmark | 0 | ||||||||
Early retirement | 55.7 | 60.7 | 68.7 | 69.9 | |||||
Disability | 5.8 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 5.3 | |||||
Unemployment | 38.5 | 33.1 | 28 | 24.8 | |||||
England | 0 | ||||||||
Early retirement | 43 | 59.7 | 79.4 | 59.7 | |||||
Disability | 18.6 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 11.4 | |||||
Unemployment | 20.1 | 14 | 8.8 | 14.5 | |||||
Economic inactivity | 18.3 | 15.4 | 8.1 | 14.5 | |||||
Germany | 0 | ||||||||
Early retirement | 36.8 | 45.1 | 52.2 | 46.9 | |||||
Disability | 12.3 | 3.5 | 7 | 6.4 | |||||
Unemployment | 21.1 | 20.8 | 12.7 | 17.3 | |||||
Economic inactivity | 29.8 | 30.6 | 28 | 29.3 | |||||
Less than good SRH (%) | |||||||||
The Netherlands | 25.1 | 27.8 | 24.2 | 21.4 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 0 |
Denmark | 29.8 | 24.9 | 23.2 | 15.9 | 17.8 | 11 | 22.9 | 15.1 | 0.4 |
England | 56.4 | 47.1 | 46.1 | 37.3 | 28.4 | 29.6 | 44.7 | 39.2 | 0 |
Germany | 43.9 | 38.8 | 42.4 | 47.3 | 38.9 | 34.3 | 41.1 | 39.8 | 0.2 |
Functional limitations (%) | |||||||||
The Netherlands | 16.4 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 16 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 0 |
Denmark | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3 | 1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
England | 4.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0 |
Germany | 28.1 | 21.3 | 23.6 | 26.8 | 23.6 | 16.5 | 24.3 | 21 | 0 |
Depression (%) | |||||||||
The Netherlands | 10.1 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 0 |
Denmark | 7 | 2 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 0 |
England | 19.2 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 13.5 | 11 | 0 |
Germany | 19.3 | 11.3 | 16.7 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 9.8 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 0.6 |
*Percentages reported in first rows (sample size) are percentages of incomplete cases.
MI, multiple imputation; SRH, self-rated health.