Preferred and actual retirement age of oral and maxillofacial surgeons aged 55 and older in the Netherlands: a longitudinal study from 2003 to 2016

Table 3 Difference between preferred and actual retirement age of Dutch OMFS of 55 years and older who retired between participation two editions of the survey

	Number	Percentage	Difference (years)^a
Retired younger than first preferred retirement age	11	17	− 3.4
Retired at first preferred retirement age	11	17	0.0
Retired older than first preferred retirement age	29	45	3.7
Total	51	100	1.4

^aThe difference between preferred and actual retirement age is expressed in years. A positive score indicates the OMFS retired older than first preferred, and a negative score indicates the OMFS retired younger than first preferred

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