Table 4

Coefficients for the logistic regression of transition to retirement on selected independent variables, for men and women

MenWomen
PredictorBase (1)Control (2)Base (3)Control (4)
Age (at 39) 0.361*** 0.392*** 0.431*** 0.470*** 
   (0.042) (0.043) (0.043) (0.046) 
Occupation (ref. = professional)     
 Nonprofessional 1.057 1.456†  3.635*** 3.759*** 
   (0.799) (0.818) (0.654) (0.683) 
 Agriculture and self-employed 0.178 1.020 0.538 1.749* 
   (1.229) (1.241) (0.848) (0.884) 
Interaction     
 Nonprofessional × age −0.0615 −0.0613 −0.266*** −0.256*** 
   (0.050) (0.051) (0.046) (0.049) 
 Agriculture and self-employed × age −0.206* −0.219** −0.295*** −0.313*** 
   (0.084) (0.085) (0.060) (0.062) 
Highest Education (ref. = primary school and below) 
 Lower middle school  0.330  0.822*** 
    (0.219)  (0.174) 
 Upper middle school  0.333  0.651** 
    (0.276)  (0.212) 
 Tertiary  0.611*  0.501†  
    (0.291)  (0.267) 
Han Ethnicity  −0.371  0.285 
    (0.292)  (0.260) 
Married  0.678†   0.454* 
    (0.359)  (0.216) 
Urban  0.646***  0.884*** 
    (0.182)  (0.156) 
Cohort (ref. = 1991–2000)     
 2000–2011  −0.913***  0.0148 
    (0.181)  (0.145) 
Province Dummy Variables No Yes No Yes 
Constant −9.040*** −9.718*** −8.293*** −10.35*** 
   (0.679) (0.827) (0.618) (0.756) 
Log-Likelihood −720.719 −681.870 −1,139.593 – 1,081.210 
df 21 21 
AIC 1,453.437 1,405.740 2,291.187 2,204.419 
BIC 1,501.414 1,573.656 2,338.464 2,369.891 
Person-Years of Observations 21,939 21,939 19,528 19,528 
MenWomen
PredictorBase (1)Control (2)Base (3)Control (4)
Age (at 39) 0.361*** 0.392*** 0.431*** 0.470*** 
   (0.042) (0.043) (0.043) (0.046) 
Occupation (ref. = professional)     
 Nonprofessional 1.057 1.456†  3.635*** 3.759*** 
   (0.799) (0.818) (0.654) (0.683) 
 Agriculture and self-employed 0.178 1.020 0.538 1.749* 
   (1.229) (1.241) (0.848) (0.884) 
Interaction     
 Nonprofessional × age −0.0615 −0.0613 −0.266*** −0.256*** 
   (0.050) (0.051) (0.046) (0.049) 
 Agriculture and self-employed × age −0.206* −0.219** −0.295*** −0.313*** 
   (0.084) (0.085) (0.060) (0.062) 
Highest Education (ref. = primary school and below) 
 Lower middle school  0.330  0.822*** 
    (0.219)  (0.174) 
 Upper middle school  0.333  0.651** 
    (0.276)  (0.212) 
 Tertiary  0.611*  0.501†  
    (0.291)  (0.267) 
Han Ethnicity  −0.371  0.285 
    (0.292)  (0.260) 
Married  0.678†   0.454* 
    (0.359)  (0.216) 
Urban  0.646***  0.884*** 
    (0.182)  (0.156) 
Cohort (ref. = 1991–2000)     
 2000–2011  −0.913***  0.0148 
    (0.181)  (0.145) 
Province Dummy Variables No Yes No Yes 
Constant −9.040*** −9.718*** −8.293*** −10.35*** 
   (0.679) (0.827) (0.618) (0.756) 
Log-Likelihood −720.719 −681.870 −1,139.593 – 1,081.210 
df 21 21 
AIC 1,453.437 1,405.740 2,291.187 2,204.419 
BIC 1,501.414 1,573.656 2,338.464 2,369.891 
Person-Years of Observations 21,939 21,939 19,528 19,528 

Notes: Standard errors are shown in parentheses. Professional occupations include senior professional and technician, junior professional and technician, administrator, executive, manager, and army and police officer. Nonprofessional occupations include office staff, skilled and nonskilled worker, ordinary soldier and policeman, driver, and service worker. Agriculture and self-employed include farmer, fisherman, hunter, homemaker, small household business holder, athlete, actor, and musician. AIC = Akaike information criterion. BIC = Bayesian information criterion.

Sources: China Health and Nutrition Survey (1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2011).

p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .001; ***p < .001

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