The Influence of Unpaid Work on the Transition out of Full-Time Paid Work

Autor/inn/en	Carr, Dawn C.; Kail, Ben Lennox
Titel	The Influence of Unpaid Work on the Transition out of Full-Time Paid Work
Quelle	In: Gerontologist, 53 (2013) 1, S.92-101 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0016-9013
DOI	10.1093/geront/gns080
Schlagwörter	Retirement; Baby Boomers; Labor Force; Part Time Employment; Student Employment; Correlation; Wages; Regression (Statistics); Volunteers; Caregiver Role; Spouses; Grandparents; Barriers; Adults; Older Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pensionierung; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Part-time employment; Teilzeitbeschäftigung; Studentenarbeit; Korrelation; Wage; Löhne; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Freiwilliger; Ehepartner; Großeltern; Älterer Erwachsener
Abstract	Purpose: Continued employment after retirement and engagement in unpaid work are both important ways of diminishing the negative economic effects of the retirement of baby boomer cohorts on society. Little research, however, examines the relationship between paid and unpaid work at the transition from full-time work. Using a resource perspective framework this study examines how engagement in unpaid work prior to and at the transition from full-time work influences whether individuals partially or fully retire. Design and Methods: This study used a sample of 2,236 Americans between the ages 50 and 68, who were interviewed between 1998 and 2008. Logistic regression was used to estimate transitioning into partial retirement (relative to full retirement) after leaving full-time work. Results: We found that the odds of transitioning into part-time work were increased by continuous volunteering (78%) and reduced by starting parental (84%), grandchild (41%), and spousal (90%) caregiving and unaffected by all other patterns of engagement in unpaid work. Implications: Our findings suggest that volunteering is complementary with a transition to part-time work, and starting a new caregiving role at this transition creates a barrier to continued employment. In order to provide workers the opportunity to engage in the work force longer at the brink of retirement, it may be necessary to increase the support mechanisms for those who experience new caregiving responsibilities. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10