Spousal, Family and Gender Effects on Expected Retirement Age for Married Pre-retirees

Elizabeth Ann Whitaker () and Janet L. Bokemeier
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Elizabeth Ann Whitaker: Central Michigan University
Janet L. Bokemeier: Michigan State University

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2018, vol. 39, issue 3, No 1, 385 pages

Abstract: Abstract The overall purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which retirement is a contextually embedded, family decision rather than an individualized, male-centric one. Using data from a 2010 survey of married pre-retirees ages 35–70 in Michigan, US, we created a General Linear Model to predict expected retirement age. The model incorporated the effect of spousal and family variables on expected retirement age, and because the work/family interface is highly gendered, we explored interactions with gender. The study used a life course perspective in its framing and analysis, and found that expected retirement age was related to both personal and family characteristics and that the relationship of spousal and family factors were gendered and complex.

Keywords: Retirement decision making; Family financial decision making; Gender and retirement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s10834-018-9564-9

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