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Who Expects to Continue Working After Age 62? The Retirement Plans of Couples

^a Institute on Aging and Department of Health Policy and Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville
^b Population Research Institute and the Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Amy Mehraban Pienta, Institute on Aging, P.O. Box 103505, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-3505 E-mail: pienta{at}ufl.edu.

Decision Editor: Fredric D. Wolinsky, PhD

Objectives. This study examines the individual, spousal, and household characteristics associated with the retirement expectations of husbands and wives.

Methods. Using data from the 1992 Health and Retirement Study, subjective probabilities of working full-time after reaching age 62 and age 65 are used to measure retirement expectations. The retirement expectations of husbands and wives are modeled simultaneously using a joint-generalized least-squares approach.

Results. Within a marriage, retirement expectations are shaped by individual, spousal, and household characteristics. We observe some gender differences in cross-spousal influence with wives' retirement expectations being more influenced by husbands' resources and constraints than vice versa. Nonetheless, individual and household factors associated with retirement expectations are widely shared by husbands and wives.

Discussion. Husbands and wives both respond to individual and joint constraints and opportunities when planning for retirement. Findings support that there is considerable overlap in retirement planning of husbands and wives during early parts of the retirement decision-making process. However, inequity in cross-spousal influences is a defining characteristic of retirement decision making. Implications for both policy makers and practitioners are briefly discussed.

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