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Table 8 Changes in hours of work for an average person

From: Old-age employment and hours of work trends: empirical analysis for four European countries

Change

2002–2006 versus 1997–2001

2007–2011 versus 2002–-2006

Belgium

France

Germany

The Netherlands

Belgium

France

Germany

The Netherlands

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

 

25–49 years old

25–49 years old

Total (H a,p /H a,p )

1.04

0.99

1.05

1.01

1.10

1.01

1.07

1.00

1.06

1.00

1.03

1.03

1.05

0.99

Structural (S a,p )

1.02

1.00

1.02

1.00

1.03

1.00

1.03

1.00

1.02

1.00

1.02

1.00

1.02

1.00

Behavioral (B a,p )

1.02

0.99

1.03

1.00

1.07

1.01

1.04

1.00

1.04

1.00

1.01

1.04

1.03

1.00

Extensive (E a,p )

1.04

0.99

1.03

1.00

1.08

1.02

1.03

1.00

1.02

0.99

1.04

1.03

1.03

1.00

Intensive (I a,p )

0.98

1.00

0.99

1.00

0.99

1.00

1.01

1.00

1.02

1.01

0.98

1.00

0.99

1.00

 

50–54 years old

50–54 years old

Total (H a,p /H a,p )

1.18

1.02

1.09

1.02

1.26

1.02

1.14

1.04

1.06

1.02

1.06

1.05

1.08

1.01

Structural (S a,p )

1.05

1.01

1.02

1.00

1.04

1.00

1.04

1.00

1.01

1.00

1.03

0.99

1.03

0.99

Behavioral (B a,p )

1.13

1.02

1.07

1.02

1.21

1.03

1.10

1.03

1.04

1.02

1.04

1.06

1.05

1.02

Extensive (E a,p )

1.20

1.03

1.06

1.01

1.22

1.04

1.10

1.03

1.05

1.02

1.07

1.06

1.08

1.01

Intensive (I a,p )

0.94

0.99

1.00

1.01

0.99

0.99

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.97

1.00

0.97

1.01

 

55–59 years old

55–59 years old

Total (H a,p /H a,p )

1.22

1.08

1.23

1.11

1.40

1.14

1.32

1.09

1.15

1.06

1.14

1.09

1.19

1.08

Structural (S a,p )

1.09

1.03

1.05

1.02

1.06

1.01

1.07

1.01

1.02

1.00

1.03

1.00

1.03

1.00

Behavioral (B a,p )

1.13

1.06

1.18

1.09

1.31

1.13

1.23

1.08

1.13

1.06

1.10

1.08

1.16

1.08

Extensive (E a,p )

1.22

1.10

1.15

1.06

1.31

1.15

1.26

1.10

1.12

1.08

1.14

1.10

1.21

1.08

Intensive (I a,p )

0.92

0.96

1.02

1.03

1.00

0.98

0.98

0.98

1.00

0.99

0.96

0.99

0.95

1.00

 

60–64 years old

60–64 years old

Total (H a,p /H a,p )

1.60

1.14

1.29

1.37

1.78

1.31

1.46

1.16

1.27

1.28

1.69

1.39

1.40

1.37

Structural (S a,p )

1.16

1.07

1.10

1.05

1.09

1.02

1.15

1.07

1.09

1.03

1.08

1.03

1.06

1.01

Behavioral (B a,p )

1.37

1.07

1.18

1.30

1.64

1.28

1.27

1.08

1.16

1.24

1.56

1.36

1.32

1.36

Extensive (E a,p )

1.44

1.12

1.15

1.28

1.56

1.29

1.32

1.09

1.19

1.29

1.62

1.37

1.46

1.40

Intensive (I a,p )

0.96

0.95

1.03

1.01

1.06

0.98

0.96

0.99

0.98

0.96

0.96

0.99

0.90

0.97

  1. Micro-simulation based on estimates underlying Tables 3, 4, 5, and 6