title: Working Beyond the Traditional Retirement Age: The Influence of Health on Australia's Older Workers.
abstract: This article examines the relationship between health and workforce participation beyond the age of 65 years in Australia. This study found that people with a chronic health condition were less likely to be employed than those without a health condition (OR, 0.59; 95% CI [0.38, 0.92]). Among those with a chronic health condition, those in income quartile 2 (OR, 0.27; 95% CI [0.11, 0.67]) and 3 (OR, 0.38; 95% CI, [0.15-0.93]) were significantly less likely to be employed relative to those in income quartile 4. Older workers with a chronic health condition were less likely to work beyond the age of 65; however, among those with a chronic health condition, those with very high income and those with very low income were the most likely to keep working.
authors.affiliation: a Chair and Professor of Health Economics, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Sydney , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.affiliation: b Senior Research Fellow, Health Economics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine , James Cook University , Townsville , Queensland , Australia.
authors.forename: Emily J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Callander
authors.affiliation: c Research Professor, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling , University of Canberra , Bruce , Australian Capital Territory , Australia.
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.affiliation: d Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Sydney , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors.forename: Rupendra N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Shrestha
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D004651:Employment / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010415:Pensions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012179:Retirement / Q000639:trends*; D014931:Women, Working / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Employment; health; older people; retirement