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Why do people retire from work early?

R J Myers

    Social Security Bulletin
    |September 1, 1982
    PubMed
    Summary
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    This analysis critiques a study on early retirement and health. It argues the original study

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    Area of Science:

    • Gerontology
    • Public Health
    • Health Economics

    Background:

    • A prior study by Dr. Eric Kingson suggested early retirees without disability benefits had work-limiting conditions.
    • Kingson's research hypothesized a link between early retirement and unacknowledged work-limiting health issues.
    • The validity of this hypothesis is questioned due to methodological concerns in the original study's sample categorization.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To critically evaluate the analytical methodology of Dr. Eric Kingson's mortality study on early retirees.
    • To reassess the conclusions drawn by Kingson regarding the health status of early retirees.
    • To determine if Kingson's findings on early retirement and disability are conclusive.

    Main Methods:

    • The article re-examines the sample categorization procedure used in Kingson's mortality study.

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  • It identifies a flaw in combining two distinct groups of early retirees for analysis.
  • The critique focuses on the impact of including severely disabled individuals who died before receiving benefits.

    • Main Results:

    • Kingson's study combined severely disabled individuals (who died pre-eligibility) with those alleging work-limiting disability.
    • This combined group showed higher mortality than those receiving Disability Insurance benefits.
    • The article contends that the high mortality of the first subgroup masks valid conclusions about the second.

    Conclusions:

    • Dr. Kingson's study on early retirees and work-limiting conditions is analytically flawed.
    • The methodology used in categorizing the sample prevents drawing conclusive evidence about early retirees' health.
    • The findings suggest that early retirement is not necessarily indicative of unacknowledged disability, based on this flawed analysis.