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.
3 December 2013, retirement age
Q. At what age do you expect to retire from working?
|
Total |
|
Men |
Women |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Less than 50 years |
2% |
3% |
1% |
3% |
3% |
– |
||
| 50-54 years |
3% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
– |
||
| 55-59 years |
9% |
9% |
9% |
10% |
11% |
3% |
||
| 60-64 years |
18% |
15% |
21% |
20% |
19% |
13% |
||
| 65 years |
21% |
20% |
22% |
20% |
25% |
16% |
||
| 66-69 years |
12% |
12% |
13% |
16% |
12% |
9% |
||
| 70 years or over |
8% |
10% |
7% |
10% |
8% |
8% |
||
| Don’t know |
11% |
13% |
9% |
12% |
13% |
7% |
||
| I have already retired from working |
11% |
12% |
11% |
– |
3% |
39% |
||
| I don’t work |
4% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
32% of respondents said they expected to retire from working before the age of 65, 21% expect to retire at 65 and 20% after the age of 65.
31% of men and 34% of women expect to retire before the age of 65.
Of those aged under 35, 38% expect to retire before the age of 65 and 26% expect to work past 65.
Of those on higher incomes ($1,600+ pw), 40% expect to retire before the age of 65.