Gender differences in retirement decision in Hong Kong
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Women and Aging
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Volume
17
Issue
4
First Page
59
Last Page
76
Keywords
Elderly, Hong Kong, Retirement, Women
Abstract
The study of labor force participation at older ages and the process of retirement do not have a long tradition in Asia's newly developed societies. This study, based on telephone survey of 950 respondents, examines various socio-economic factors that would influence retirement decision among older workers in Hong Kong. The findings show that older men were more likely to participate in the labor force than older women. Interestingly, older workers, in particular older women, with pension were less likely to retire. Having a working spouse decreased the likelihood of retirement and older workers, in particular older women, living with married children were more likely to retire. Poor health also discourages the propensity to continue working at old age. These findings confirm that retirement entails much more than just a decision to stop work, and that there were gender differences in retirement decision. Finally, several policy challenges, with reference to elderly women, concerning older workers' labor force participation were discussed.
DOI
10.1300/J074v17n04_05
Print ISSN
08952841
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Lee, W. K. M. (2005). Gender differences in retirement decision in Hong Kong. Journal of Women and Aging, 17(4), 59-76. doi: 10.1300/J074v17n04_05