Working retirees in Taiwan: examining determinants of different working status after retirement
Abstract This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the work status of retirees after retirement, especially focusing on self-employment and unpaid work. Data was taken and analyzed from the “Taiwan Health and Retirement Study,” a nationally representative sample of retired personnel age...
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| author | Tai-Kang Wu Li-Jung Elizabeth Ku Jer-Hao Chang Ching-Ju Chiu Susan C. Hu |
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| description | Abstract This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the work status of retirees after retirement, especially focusing on self-employment and unpaid work. Data was taken and analyzed from the “Taiwan Health and Retirement Study,” a nationally representative sample of retired personnel aged 50–74 in 2015–2016. Four types of work status were classified after retirement: Fully retired, Paid work, Self-employment, and Unpaid work. Multinomial regression analysis was used to explore the factors related to participation in paid, self-employed, and unpaid work. Results show that pre-retirement occupation was significantly associated with paid work after retirement. For example, retirees in Taiwan who were employed by private enterprises or self-employed before retirement were more likely to engage in paid work after retirement than civil servants before retirement. Two other factors, namely pre-retirement job stress and work flexibility, prolong the careers of retired workers, especially in self-employment and unpaid work after retirement. Gender also significantly affects the choice of work after retirement. These findings can be used as a reference for future policies on the aging labor force. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6c0cb037ed44805a1d471a12ea2494c2024-03-05T20:12:38ZengBMCBMC Geriatrics1471-23182024-03-0124111310.1186/s12877-024-04849-xWorking retirees in Taiwan: examining determinants of different working status after retirementTai-Kang Wu0Li-Jung Elizabeth Ku1Jer-Hao Chang2Ching-Ju Chiu3Susan C. Hu4Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung UniversityDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung UniversityDepartment of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung UniversityInstitute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung UniversityDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung UniversityAbstract This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the work status of retirees after retirement, especially focusing on self-employment and unpaid work. Data was taken and analyzed from the “Taiwan Health and Retirement Study,” a nationally representative sample of retired personnel aged 50–74 in 2015–2016. Four types of work status were classified after retirement: Fully retired, Paid work, Self-employment, and Unpaid work. Multinomial regression analysis was used to explore the factors related to participation in paid, self-employed, and unpaid work. Results show that pre-retirement occupation was significantly associated with paid work after retirement. For example, retirees in Taiwan who were employed by private enterprises or self-employed before retirement were more likely to engage in paid work after retirement than civil servants before retirement. Two other factors, namely pre-retirement job stress and work flexibility, prolong the careers of retired workers, especially in self-employment and unpaid work after retirement. Gender also significantly affects the choice of work after retirement. These findings can be used as a reference for future policies on the aging labor force.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04849-xWork after retirementRetireesAgingGender differences |
| spellingShingle | Tai-Kang Wu Li-Jung Elizabeth Ku Jer-Hao Chang Ching-Ju Chiu Susan C. Hu Working retirees in Taiwan: examining determinants of different working status after retirement BMC Geriatrics Work after retirement Retirees Aging Gender differences |
| title | Working retirees in Taiwan: examining determinants of different working status after retirement |
| title_full | Working retirees in Taiwan: examining determinants of different working status after retirement |
| title_fullStr | Working retirees in Taiwan: examining determinants of different working status after retirement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Working retirees in Taiwan: examining determinants of different working status after retirement |
| title_short | Working retirees in Taiwan: examining determinants of different working status after retirement |
| title_sort | working retirees in taiwan examining determinants of different working status after retirement |
| topic | Work after retirement Retirees Aging Gender differences |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04849-x |
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