Table 12.3
Selected characteristics of retirement for female recent retirees1, by education, occupation and industry, Canada, 2002

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  Average retirement age Percentage who retired before age 60 Percentage who retired involuntarily It was financially possible to do so They were eligible for pension benefits Their health required it
%
Education: Less than high school 60.7 43 37 49 29 35
Education: High school2 59.7 53 25 62 33 22
Education: Certificate or diploma 60.0 49 29 61 28 27
Education: University degree 58.7 62 18 73 52 18
Occupation prior to retirement: Managerial and professional 58.5 62 21 69 45 22
Occupation prior to retirement: Technical and clerical 60.0 49 26 65 36 19
Occupation prior to retirement: Sales and services 60.9 42 35 51 25 35
Occupation prior to retirement: Blue collar3 60.5 42 30 52 28 27
Industry prior to retirement: Goods-producing 59.5 51 33 54 28 22
Industry prior to retirement: Consumer services 60.5 45 37 52 21 28
Industry prior to retirement: Business services 59.7 53 24 68 37 26
Industry prior to retirement: Public services4 59.8 52 20 68 46 25
1. Female recent retirees includes women who retired during the years 1992 and 2002 and who were 50 years of age or older when they did so.
2. Includes persons who have taken some post-secondary education, but have not completed a post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree.
3. Blue collar includes trades, transportation, equipment operators, occupations unique to primary industries, and occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities.
4. Goods-producing industries include agriculture, mining, forestry, fishing, manufacturing, construction and utilities. Consumer services include trade, accommodation and food services, information, culture, recreation and other services. Business services include finance, insurance, real estate, professional, technical, scientific and management services, transportation and warehousing. Public services include health, social services, education and related services and public administration.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2002 General Social Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, New Frontiers of Research on Retirement, catalogue number 75-511-XWE.