Table 1

Summary statistics

Measurements of labour market attachmentn%
Employment status at age 30
Worked 1–34 h per week19,92021.30
Worked 35+ hours per week56,55960.49
Not employed9,0619.69
Students3,3163.55
N.A. during the period4,6504.97
Between the ages of 40–49
Always employed79,06184.55
Employed more than 5 consecutive years7,5178.04
Employed less than 5 consecutive years3,4983.74
Not employed in the period2830.30
N.A. during the period3,1473.37
Between the ages of 50–59 years
Always employed81,61387.28
Employed more than 5 consecutive years7,2827.79
Employed less than 5 consecutive years2,8213.02
Not employed in the period5070.54
N.A. during the period1,2831.37
Types of Exit from the Labour Marketn%
EXIT 1 = Exit at 60, without benefits7140.76
EXIT 2 = Exit at 60, with benefits9671.03
EXIT 3 = Exit at 61, without benefits1,3171.41
EXIT 4 = Exit at 61, with benefits1,1671.25
EXIT 5 = Exit between 62 and 64, without benefits10,05910.76
EXIT 6 = Exit between 62 and 64, with benefits6,1386.56
EXIT 7 = Exit at 65, without benefits9,86010.54
EXIT 8 = Exit at 65, with benefits3,4803.72
EXIT 9 = Exit between 66 and 6715,53216.61
EXIT 10 = Exit after 67 (still active in 2018)44,27247.35
Individual Controlsn%
Gender
Male47,39150.68
Female46,11549.32
Education
Primary education18,59319.88
Secondary education41,40144.28
Higher education33,51235.84
Swedish background
Foreign born10,47611.20
Native born83,03088.80
Overcrowded house
Crowded house16,38517.52
Non-crowded house66,71671.35
N.A.10,40511.13
Occupation sector of the household head
Agriculture, forestry, etc.13,46314.40
Industry, trade, transport and services42,07845.00
Entrepreneurs in the liberal professions (doctors, lawyers, etc.)8360.89
Business supervisors, technicians, office and trading staff, etc.23,35124.97
Military8570.92
Not employed2,7732.97
N.A.10,14810.85

Note(s): The population includes individuals born in 1950, registered in Sweden in all years between 2010 and 2018, and with at least one month of income statement in a year between 2010 and 2018 (n = 93,506)

Source(s): Author's calculations based on Swedish national registers

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