Q. At what age do you expect to retire from working?
| Total | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | Dec 2013 | |||
| Less than 50 years | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 1% | – | 2% | ||
| 50-54 years | 3% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 2% | – | 3% | ||
| 55-59 years | 10% | 9% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 2% | 9% | ||
| 60-64 years | 17% | 18% | 16% | 19% | 20% | 11% | 18% | ||
| 65 years | 18% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 23% | 14% | 21% | ||
| 66-69 years | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 12% | ||
| 70 years or over | 9% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 8% | ||
| Don’t know | 12% | 11% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 4% | 11% | ||
| I have already retired from working | 15% | 16% | 14% | – | 3% | 50% | 11% | ||
| I don’t work | 5% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 4% |
32% of respondents said they expected to retire from working before the age of 65, 18% expect to retire at 65 and 18% after the age of 65.
32% of men and 33% of women expect to retire before the age of 65.
Of those aged under 35, 44% expect to retire before the age of 65 and 19% expect to work past 65.
Of those on higher incomes ($1,600+ pw), 37% expect to retire before the age of 65.