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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableWKRETAGE
LabelS3Q25 - Under retirement age - Working into retirement
Question text And what about you personally, would you prefer to work beyond the current retirement age, to retire at the current retirement age, or to retire early?
Responses
1 Prefer to work beyond the current retirement age 251
2 Pefer to retire at the current retirement age 198
3 Prefer to retire early 474
4 It depends 252
5 Already retired 23
6 Not working for other reasons 92
8 (Don't know) 30
-1 Skip - Respondent over retirement age 480
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2003
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 2003
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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