Table 3 Descriptive statistics of categorical variables by retirement status
From: Mental health around retirement: evidence of Ashenfelter’s dip
Categorical variables | Not retired | Retired | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | No | % | |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 28,448 | 51.8 | 49,167 | 49.9 | 77,615 | 50.6 |
Male | 26,487 | 48.2 | 49,433 | 50.1 | 75,920 | 49.4 |
Total | 54,935 | 100.0 | 98,600 | 100.0 | 153,535 | 100.0 |
Marital status | ||||||
Not Married | 11,817 | 21.7 | 26,056 | 26.7 | 37,873 | 24.9 |
Married | 42,618 | 78.3 | 71,563 | 73.3 | 114,181 | 75.1 |
Total | 54,435 | 100.0 | 97,619 | 100.0 | 152,054 | 100.0 |
Vigorous activities | ||||||
More than once a week | 28,182 | 51.3 | 31,361 | 31.8 | 59,543 | 38.8 |
Once a week | 8772 | 16.0 | 14,507 | 14.7 | 23,279 | 15.2 |
One to three times a month | 4820 | 8.8 | 9824 | 10.0 | 14,644 | 9.5 |
Hardly ever, or never | 13,140 | 23.9 | 42,871 | 43.5 | 56,011 | 36.5 |
Total | 54,914 | 100.0 | 98,563 | 100.0 | 153,477 | 100.0 |
Moderate energy activities | ||||||
More than once a week | 42,089 | 76.6 | 70,269 | 71.3 | 112,358 | 73.2 |
Once a week | 7675 | 14.0 | 12,798 | 13.0 | 20,473 | 13.3 |
One to three times a month | 2717 | 4.9 | 5266 | 5.3 | 7983 | 5.2 |
Hardly ever, or never | 2433 | 4.4 | 10,242 | 10.4 | 12,675 | 8.3 |
Total | 54,914 | 100.0 | 98,575 | 100.0 | 153,489 | 100.0 |