Table 2

Age of exit and the likelihood of early exit (−65)

Age of exit coefficientsEarly exit (−65) marginal effects
No controlsFull modelNo controlsFull model
Labour market attachment measures
Employment status at age 30
Worked 1–34 h per weekref.catref.catref.catref.cat
Worked 35+ hours per week0.203***0.016−0.031***−0.005
(0.018)(0.021)(0.003)(0.004)
Student0.446***0.199***−0.067***−0.037***
(0.041)(0.041)(0.007)(0.008)
Not employed−0.212***−0.116***0.027***0.010**
(0.028)(0.028)(0.006)(0.005)
N.A. during the period0.147***0.140***−0.038***−0.042***
(0.041)(0.044)(0.007)(0.008)
Between the ages of 40–49
Always employedref.catref.catref.cat 
Employed more than 5 consecutive years0.0170.130***0.003−0.023***
(0.040)(0.027)(0.005)(0.005)
Employed less than 5 consecutive years0.080***0.081**0.018**−0.024***
(0.028)(0.040)(0.007)(0.007)
Not employed in the period−0.0160.0470.062**−0.016
(0.135)(0.134)(0.027)(0.023)
N.A. during the period0.0210.028−0.004−0.017
(0.058)(0.058)(0.007)(0.011)
Between the ages of 50–59
Always employedref.catref.catref.catref.cat
Employed more than 5 consecutive years−0.327***−0.287***0.054***0.057***
(0.028)(0.028)(0.005)(0.006)
Employed less than 5 consecutive years−0.665***−0.595***0.091***0.094***
(0.044)(0.043)(0.009)(0.009)
Not employed in the period−0.159−0.0220.034*0.032
(0.102)(0.101)(0.019)(0.020)
N.A. during the period−0.187**−0.261***0.020*0.064***
(0.081)(0.080)(0.012)(0.017)
Individual-level controls
Gender
Male ref.catref.catref.cat
Female −0.367***0.048***0.050***
 (0.017)(0.003)(0.003)
Educational attainment
Primary education ref.catref.cat 
Secondary education 0.182***−0.018***−0.026***
 (0.019)(0.004)(0.004)
Higher education 0.715***−0.089***−0.096***
 (0.021)(0.004)(0.004)
Swedish background
Native born ref.catref.catref.cat
Foreign born −0.183***0.020***0.018**
 (0.048)(0.004)(0.009)
Childhood conditions
Overcrowded house
Non-crowded house ref.catref.catref.cat
Crowded house −0.064***0.022***0.010***
 (0.019)(0.004)(0.004)
N.A. 0.0220.021***0.013
 (0.125)(0.004)(0.024)
Model/OutcomeAge of exitEarly exit (−65)
No controlsFull modelNo controlsFull model
Occupation sector of the household head
Industry, trade, transport and services ref.catref.catref.cat
Agriculture, forestry, etc. 0.523***−0.067***−0.067***
 (0.021)(0.004)(0.004)
Entrepreneurs in the liberal professions 0.305***−0.067***−0.040***
 (0.076)(0.013)(0.014)
Business supervisors, technicians, etc. 0.016−0.022***0.003
 (0.018)(0.003)(0.004)
Military −0.013−0.039***−0.011
 (0.075)(0.014)(0.015)
Not employed 0.059−0.003−0.005
 (0.043)(0.008)(0.008)
N.A. 0.000−0.001−0.014
 (0.131)(0.005)(0.024)
Constant 65.975***  
 (0.027)  
Observations93,50693,50693,50693,506
R-squared 0.035  

Note(s): The table shows OLS regression results (1st and 2nd columns) and marginal effects generated using a probit model (3rd and 4th columns). 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). Standard errors in parentheses. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1

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

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