Table A1

Definition of variables used in the study retrieved or created from our questionnaire survey or based on Statistics Sweden (2016) LISA register data if not specified in the table

VariablesDefinition
Current senior workerCurrent active senior workers age 65 or older, dummy, questionnaire
Late retiredRetired respondent, but have been active after 65, dummy, questionnaire
Standard retiredRetired at 65 years old, dummy, questionnaire
Early retiredRetired before age 65, dummy, questionnaire
Public sectorWork or worked in the public sector, dummy, register data (LISA) and questionnaire
Cohort 1938–1941Respondent born between 1938 and 1941, dummy, register data (LISA)
Cohort 1942–1945Respondent born between 1942 and– 1945, dummy, register data (LISA)
Cohort 1946–1949Respondent born between 1946 an d1949, dummy, register data (LISA)
Foreign bornRespondent born outside Sweden, dummy, Register data (LISA) and questionnaire
Low skillSwedish ISCO classification (SSYK, 3 digits level, code ≥ 745), register data (LISA)
Medium skillSwedish ISCO classification (SSYK, 3 digits level, code 311–744), register data (LISA)
High skillSwedish ISCO classification (SSYK, 3 digits level, code ≥ 249), register data (LISA)
AutonomyRespondent fully agrees on two statements: “I could influence when (how) my work could be done”
Economic constraintsSenior workers who report they would stop working completely if they won at a lottery, SEK 5 million (€ 500,000) and at the same time agreed completely to the statement “Economic considerations were a strong motive to continue to work (after age 65)”, dummy, questionnaire

Source(s): Author's own work

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