Table 9 Employment status of respondents at baseline
From: Health and Employment after Fifty (HEAF): a new prospective cohort study
Characteristic | Current work situation, N (%) | More than 1 current job, N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employed | Self-employed | Unemployed | Retired | ||
Sex: | |||||
 Male | 2099 (56.6) | 593 (16.0) | 230 (6.2) | 785 (21.2) | 169 (4.6) |
 Female | 2475 (55.9) | 342 (7.7) | 306 (6.9) | 1304 (29.5) | 252 (5.7) |
Age band (years):a | |||||
 50–54 | 1595 (75.7) | 258 (12.2) | 187 (8.9) | 68 (3.2) | 130 (6.2) |
 55–59 | 1752 (67.9) | 322 (12.5) | 233 (9.0) | 275 (10.7) | 179 (6.9) |
 60–64 | 1227 (35.6) | 355 (10.3) | 116 (3.4) | 1746 (50.7) | 112 (3.3) |
All: | 4574 (56.2) | 935 (11.5) | 536 (6.6) | 2089 (25.7) | 421 (5.2) |