The main factors that are involved in the decision to retire are based on the individual that is retiring. It also depends on if the person is married or single, what age they are, and if they are ready for retirement. When older adults transform into retirement, it can involve a fast adjustment that transforms a person’s social world, relationships, and daily routines. The good things about retirement are the older adult has more time to spend with their loved ones. They also are able to reduce the amount of stress from the work place. In order for an older adult to decide they want to retire they need to make sure that by having an advance plan it can give a higher satisfaction to older adults when they retire. It is also said that people
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“Among people aged 60 and older, workers are almost twice as likely as retirees to report having very good or excellent health, and half as likely their nonworking counterparts to report they have fair or poor health (Quadagno, 2014).” African American men retire sooner than whites, because of poor health. Disability benefits can help older adults with the income in order for them to leave the labor force. Even though over the last couple of years the proportion of people listing poor health as a reason for retirement has decreased, there still is a small percentage that enlists in it. It is said that jobs these days require less physical effort and more jobs require light work. This helps reduce the amount of people retiring from poor …show more content…
Income plays a major role in retirement because older adults need to make sure they have enough funds to live off of. Older adults need to make sure that their Social Security and pension is enough for them to not work in society. If older adults do not have sufficient income they will not be able to retire. “People aged 65 to 69 may not continue working and still receive full Social Security benefits. Unmarried women retire later than married woman, because married people have considerably higher total incomes than unmarried people (Quadagno, 2014).” When people are married they are able to receive more benefits. Joint retirement is when dual-worker couples can retire at the same time. Sequential retirement is when older couples can retire in sequence with either the husband or wife retiring first while the other continues to work. A lot of older adults do look for to retiring with their loved ones. The most chosen form is joint retirement. If the couples are able to afford this they like to choose this because they can do more things together if they both do not have to work. Sequential retirement is common for people with inadequate income and need the extra money to make a
“Among people aged 60 and older, workers are almost twice as likely as retirees to report having very good or excellent health, and half as likely their nonworking counterparts to report they have fair or poor health (Quadagno, 2014).” African American men retire sooner than whites, because of poor health. Disability benefits can help older adults with the income in order for them to leave the labor force. Even though over the last couple of years the proportion of people listing poor health as a reason for retirement has decreased, there still is a small percentage that enlists in it. It is said that jobs these days require less physical effort and more jobs require light work. This helps reduce the amount of people retiring from poor …show more content…
Income plays a major role in retirement because older adults need to make sure they have enough funds to live off of. Older adults need to make sure that their Social Security and pension is enough for them to not work in society. If older adults do not have sufficient income they will not be able to retire. “People aged 65 to 69 may not continue working and still receive full Social Security benefits. Unmarried women retire later than married woman, because married people have considerably higher total incomes than unmarried people (Quadagno, 2014).” When people are married they are able to receive more benefits. Joint retirement is when dual-worker couples can retire at the same time. Sequential retirement is when older couples can retire in sequence with either the husband or wife retiring first while the other continues to work. A lot of older adults do look for to retiring with their loved ones. The most chosen form is joint retirement. If the couples are able to afford this they like to choose this because they can do more things together if they both do not have to work. Sequential retirement is common for people with inadequate income and need the extra money to make a