Why do men extend their employment beyond pensionable age more often than women? a cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Men extend their employment beyond pensionable age more often than women, but the factors that contribute to this sex difference are unknown. This study aimed to examine sex differences in extending employment and the contribution of sociodemographic, work- and health-related factors to these differences. Participants of this prospective cohort study were 4,263 public sector employees from Finland who reached their individual pensionable date between 2014 and 2019 and responded to a survey on work- and non-work-related issues before that date. Extended employment was defined as continuing working for over six months beyond the individual pensionable date. We used mediation analysis to examine the contribution of explanatory factors to the association between sex and extended employment. Of

SUBMITTER: Myllyntausta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9424425 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature