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Health and Disability as Determinants for Involuntary Retirement of People with Disabilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2013

Margaret Denton ,
Jennifer Plenderleith  and
James Chowhan
Margaret Denton*
Affiliation:
Department of Health, Aging & Society and Department of Sociology, McMaster University
Jennifer Plenderleith
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, McMaster University
James Chowhan
Affiliation:
DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
*
*Correspondence and requests for offprints should be sent to / La correspondance et les demandes de tirés-à-part doivent être adressées à: Margaret Denton, Ph.D. Department of Health, Aging & Society and Department of Sociology McMaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, ON L8S 4M4 (mdenton@mcmaster.ca)
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Abstract

The association of health and disability factors on the perception of involuntary retirement in Canada was investigated with a multivariate logistic regression analysis of the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey data. The study investigated the role that choice or control plays in the decision to retire. Study participants were adults, with disabilities, aged 45 to 74 and who retired during the period 2001–2006. The analysis revealed that health at the time of retirement was not significantly associated with the perception of involuntary retirement, whereas disability characteristics were strongly associated with the type of retirement when health and other characteristics were controlled. Further, persons with disabilities who had to permanently retire because of their condition were eight times more likely to retire involuntarily than those whose conditions did not force involuntary retirement, suggesting the importance that control over the retirement decision has on the perception of involuntary retirement.

Résumé

L’association des facteurs de la santé et de l’invalidité sur la perception de la retraite involontaire au Canada a été étudiée en utilisant une analyse de regression logistique multivariée des données de l’Enquête sur la participation et les limitations d’activités de 2006. L’étude a examiné le rôle que le choix ou le contrôle joue dans la décision de prendre sa retraite. Les participants à l’étude étaient des adultes âgés de 45–74, personnes handicapées, qui ont pris leur retraite au cours de la période 2001–2006. L’analyse a révelée que la santé au moment de la retraite n’a pas été significativement associé à la perception de la retraite involontaire, alors que les caractéristiques des personnes handicapées ont été fortement associés au type de la retraite lorsque les caractéristiques de santé et d’autres ont été contrôlés. En outre, les personnes handicapées qui ont dû se retirer définitivement en raison de leur état étaient huit fois plus susceptibles de prendre leur retraite involontairement que ceux dont les conditions n’ont pas forcé la retraite involontaire, ce qui suggère l’importance que le contrôle exerce sur la perception de la retraite involontaire.

Keywords

agingdisabilityearly retirementhealthinvoluntary retirementvieillissmentdéficience (handicap)retraite anticipée (préretraite)santéretraite involontaire
Type
Articles
Information
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , June 2013 , pp. 159 - 172
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2013 

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