Main survey variable: ageret At what age do you expect to retire?

At what age do you expect to retire?

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

retirementplanning_w11.ageret

Question label:

Age expected to retire

Question text:

There is a lot of policy interest in how people are planning for their long term future and retirement. At what age do you expect you will retire or will consider yourself to be retired?

Question universe:

if ((DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge = 45|50|55|60|65) & DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT 4) OR (RetChk = 2) (If aged 45, 50, 55, 60 or 65 and not retired OR of pensionable age and less than 71 years old and does not consider self retired)

Question interviewer instructions:

IF CONSIDERS IS RETIRED NOW, ENTER CURRENT AGE
ENTER AGE

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	28951	90.45%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	22	0.07%
don't know	-1	296	0.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	2274	7.1%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
65.05	29734	45.0	97.0	5.91	2274

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	30814	89.79%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	18	0.05%
don't know	-1	344	1.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	2338	6.81%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
65.4	31981	45.0	97.0	5.7	2338

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32156	89.18%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	12	0.03%
don't know	-1	364	1.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	2430	6.74%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
65.01	33628	45.0	97.0	6.0	2430

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	34465	87.71%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	20	0.05%
don't know	-1	451	1.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	2644	6.73%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
65.1	36650	45.0	97.0	5.62	2644

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	36160	85.75%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	13	0.03%
don't know	-1	592	1.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	2573	6.1%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
64.91	39597	45.0	97.0	5.21	2573

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	34348	76.0%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
refusal	-2	17	0.04%
don't know	-1	584	1.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	7084	15.68%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.1	38108	-10.0	97.0	35.83	7084

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	37553	83.75%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	414	0.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	3004	6.7%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
64.83	41833	45.0	97.0	5.39	3004

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	39530	83.97%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	425	0.9%
[Value >= 0]	1	3172	6.74%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
64.72	43902	45.0	97.0	5.23	3172

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	42901	86.33%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	310	0.62%
[Value >= 0]	1	2633	5.3%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
63.98	47059	45.0	97.0	5.21	2633

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	47537	87.12%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	298	0.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	2834	5.19%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
63.37	51734	45.0	97.0	5.23	2834

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	4322	28.08%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1457	9.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	8628	56.06%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
62.41	6764	16.0	99.0	5.32	8628

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	11773	62.4%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	6285	33.31%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
60.44	12582	28.0	95.0	5.13	6285

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ageret

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Question asked in the latest wave:

retirementplanning_w11.ageret

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Wave B11 (bk_ageret indresp)

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Calendar Year 2023 data now available

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