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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, May 2006

Variable Details

VariableM349b_1
LabelAt what age do you plan to stop working
Question text At what age do you plan to stop working?
Responses
1 Less than 50 years 12
2 50 years 35
3 51 years 2
4 52 years 0
5 53 years 3
6 54 years 1
7 55 years 48
8 56 years 5
9 57 years 5
10 58 years 4
11 59 years 3
12 60 years 247
13 61 years 5
14 62 years 10
15 63 years 10
16 64 years 4
17 65 years 241
18 66 years 5
19 67 years 7
20 68 years 15
21 69 years 3
22 70 years 20
23 71 or over 22
24 Have already stopped working completel 399
25 It depends on my circumstances 92
26 Don t know 100
98 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, May 2006
Interviewer Instructions'Work' refers to both full-time and part-time work. Respondents may be unable to give an exact age - please ask them for an estimate in this case. E.g. if they say 'around 65' please select 65 years. If they say 'Between 55 and 60' please select 57 years.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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