Table A.4
Planned age of retirement of near-retirees, by demographic characteristics, Canada, 2007

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  Before age 60 Age 60 to 64 Age 65 or older Total
Gender
29.0
33.6
37.3
100.0
Men†
28.0
33.7
38.3
100.0
Women
30.1
33.6
36.3
100.0
Age group
45 to 49 years†
36.4
27.6
36.0
100.0
50 to 54 years
31.4*
33.7*
35.0
100.0
55 to 59 years
11.7*
44.8*
43.5*
100.0
Marital status
Married / Common-law†
30.4
34.9
34.7
100.0
Other
23.6*
28.6*
47.8*
100.0
Education
High school or less†
25.9
34.0
40.1
100.0
Certificate or diploma from a college or a trade school
31.3*
33.8
35.0*
100.0
University degree
31.0*
33.2
35.8
100.0
Immigration status
Canadian-born†
31.9
32.9
35.2
100.0
Immigrated before 1975
22.1*
40.1*
37.9
100.0
Immigrated between 1975 and 1989
19.0*
37.7
43.4*
100.0
Immigrated since 1990
9.3E*
30.5
60.3*
100.0
Self-assessed health
Excellent†
34.1
34.1
31.8
100.0
Very good
30.1
35.0
34.9
100.0
Good
23.3*
31.6
45.1*
100.0
Fair or poor
23.1*
30.9
46.0*
100.0
Province of residence
Newfoundland
36.5*
32.9
30.5*
100.0
Prince Edward Island
21.1E
35.4
43.5
100.0
Nova Scotia
28.5
32.1
39.4
100.0
New Brunswick
33.5
31.9
34.6
100.0
Quebec
33.2*
35.6
31.2*
100.0
Ontario†
26.3
33.3
40.4
100.0
Manitoba
38.6*
32.7
28.7*
100.0
Saskatchewan
30.8
32.1
37.1
100.0
Alberta
26.3
31.6
42.0
100.0
British Columbia
26.3
33.7
40.0
100.0
† Reference group.
* Statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05.
Note: Table only includes persons who stated a planned age of retirement.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2007.