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Table 2 Average age of intended retirement in NSW, Australia, by demographic variables

From: Retirement intentions of dentists in New South Wales, Australia

Demographic variable

Average age of retirement (range)

Sex

Male

65.57 (52-90)

 

Female

63.33 (51-76)

Marital status

Married/de facto

65.23 (51-90)

 

Separated/divorced

65.62 (58-76)

 

Widowed

66.00 (65-67)

Children

Yes

61.50 (51-80)

 

No

65.78 (56-90)

Country of birth

Australia

65.33 (51-90)

 

Other

65.07 (55-80)

Partner employment

Works full time

65.07 (51-85)

 

Works part time

65.23 (55-90)

 

Not in paid employment

65.78 (58-80)

Type of dentistry

General

65.55 (51-90)

 

Specialist

61.04 (60-73)

 

Other

65.43 (55-70)

Town size

Capital city

65.40 (56-80)

 

>100 000

65.80 (55-80)

 

25 999-100 000

64.21 (57-76)

 

10 000-24 999

64.33 (52-77)

 

<10 000

65.27 (51-90)