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Table A.5.
Planned age of retirement of near-retirees, by labour force characteristics, Canada, 2007

  Before age 60 Age 60 to 64 Age 65 or older Total
Class of worker
Paid employee†
30.6
33.8
35.6
100.0
Self-employed
20.0*
32.8
47.2*
100.0
Unionization
Unionized employees
40.4*
34.4
25.1*
100.0
Non-unionized employees†
23.5
33.4
43.1
100.0
Industry1
Primary Industries
23.3
36.3
40.3
100.0
Construction
22.0
33.5
44.5
100.0
Utilities and Manufacturing†
26.7
36.2
37.1
100.0
Distributive Services
28.2
33.3
38.4
100.0
Financial Services, Insurance and Real Estate
27.8
36.6
35.6
100.0
Professional & Business Services
22.0
28.1
49.9*
100.0
Consumer Services
20.5
30.2
49.2*
100.0
Health, Education, Social Services
35.4*
34.6
30.0*
100.0
Public Administration
47.3*
34.3
18.4*
100.0
Occupation
Management
33.8*
34.2
32.0*
100.0
Professional
35.5*
32.6
31.9*
100.0
Technologists and Technicians
37.6*
31.5
30.9*
100.0
Clerical
29.9*
35.0
35.1*
100.0
Sales and Services
22.4
33.5
44.0
100.0
Trades, Transportation and Equipment Operators
23.8
33.1
43.1
100.0
Occupations in Primary Industries
21.9
35.7
42.4
100.0
Occupations in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities†
20.0
32.8
47.2
100.0
Job tenure
Less than 10 years†
18.7
30.8
50.5
100.0
10 to 19 years
25.1*
39.0*
35.8*
100.0
20 or more years
45.9*
32.6
21.5*
100.0
† Reference group.
* Statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05.
1. Primary industries include agriculture, forestry, mining and oil & gas.
Distributive services include wholesale trade, transportation & warehousing.
Professional and business services include professional, scientific & technical, management and administrative services.
Consumer services include retail trade, food & accommodation, recreation and other services.
Information and cultural services are included with Health, Education and Social Services.
Note: Table only includes persons who stated a planned age of retirement.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2007.
Date Modified: 2008-11-21

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