Table 3 Predicted reasons for retirement among dentists and average intended age of retirement (in NSW, Australia)
From: Retirement intentions of dentists in New South Wales, Australia
| Â | % of dentists of each sex/work type (expected age of retirement)a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | General dentists | Specialists | All dentists | |||
Reason for retirement | Male N = 95 | Female N = 14 | Total N = 25 | Male N = 124 | Female N = 18 | Total N = 146 |
I can afford to | 53 (65.0) | 50 (58.9) | 52 (63.9) | 51 (64.8) | 50 (59.1) | 49 (64.0) |
Superannuation rules making retirement financially advantageous | 19 (65.0) | 21 (62.3) | 12 (61.7) | 17 (64.5) | 22 (63.0) | 17 (64.3) |
Becoming eligible for the old age pension | 1 (69.0) | 7 (76.0) | 0 | 1 (69.0) | 6 (76.0) | 1 (72.5) |
Spouse retiring | 1 (58.0) | 7 (58.0) | 0 | 1 (58.0) | 11 (58.0) | 2 (58.0) |
Spouse wanting me to retire | 8 (63.1) | 7 (75.0) | 8 (62.5) | 8 (63.0) | 6 (75.0) | 8 (64.1) |
Spouse's income sufficient | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
To spend more time with family | 17 (64.4) | 29 (69.0) | 12 (65.0) | 16 (64.7) | 22 (69.0) | 16 (64.4) |
To have more leisure time | 52 (64.9) | 57 (65.4) | 52 (63.1) | 52 (64.6) | 61 (64.8) | 51 (64.7) |
Lack of interesting work/boredom | 6 (63.2) | 0 | 0 | 5 (63.2) | 0 | 4 (63.2) |
Job stress/pressure | 25 (63.5) | 36 (62.4) | 4 (60.0) | 22 (63.8) | 39 (61.7) | 23 (63.4) |
Accepting voluntary redundancy | 1 (68.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (68.0) | 0 | 1 (68.0) |
Own ill health | 8 (70.0) | 29 (68.0) | 4 (65.0) | 8 (69.4) | 28 (67.4) | 10 (68.6) |
Ill health of family member | 0 | 14 (70.0) | 0 | 0 | 11 (70.0) | 1 (70.0) |