Immigration and socio-economy as predictors of early retirement pensions.
The purpose of this study, performed in a Swedish municipality, was to obtain a view of early retirement pensioners, focusing on immigration and socio-economy as predictors of early retirement pensions. A questionnaire was sent to 453 early retirement pensioners with disorders of the musculoskeletal system. A corresponding questionnaire was sent to a randomly selected, age- and sex-matched control group of the same size. The response rate was 83%. The study concludes that immigration and low socio-economy are predictors of early retirement pension (ERP). The rate of immigrants was 19% among the ERPs compared to 5% among the controls. The early retired immigrants were comparatively young, and some of them were overqualified for their previous jobs. Of the ERPs 74% were blue-collar workers compared to 39% of the controls. Neither work satisfaction nor unemployment was found to predict ERP.
Research Department, Kristianstad College for Health Professions, Sweden.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004493:Education; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases; D009790:Occupations; D010415:Pensions; D012179:Retirement; D012737:Sex Factors; D012946:Social Welfare; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden