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The data indicated that (1) past poor health, past work experiences, job satisfaction, job complexity, and the physical demands of the job, as well as assets, influence labor force participation; and (2) past poor health, past work disability, job satisfaction, and education influence health. (Abstract amended)

A career perspective inspired by symbolic interaction theory suggests that anticipatory planning, work & family role characteristics, & gender may influence the decision to retire. Longitudinal data gathered in 1992 & 1994 from 537 married, full-time workers, ages 58-64, in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill (NC) metropolitan area indicate that (1) married workers engaged in retirement planning were more likely to retire early; (2) those who were more satisfied with their work were less likely to have retired by 1994; (3) having a working spouse decreased & marital satisfaction increased the likelihood of retirement; & (4) women were more likely to retire than men, & there were only a few differences between men & women in the factors that influenced retirement. Results confirm that retirement entails much more than just a decision to stop working full-time. Retirement highlights the convergence of past & present temporal dimensions, as well as objective & subjective characteristics of work, family, & gender roles. 2 Tables, 21 References. Adapted from the source document.