중고령 임금근로자의 주된 일자리 퇴직사건과 업무수행능력의 관계

This study aimed to examine the effect of work ability on retirement events from the main job among middle-aged wage workers. Using the 18th wave of the Korean Labor and Income Study (KLIPS), we selected the 55-65 year-old adults who responded that they had worked or were working in their main jobs at the time of the survey. We matched them to the Korea Network for Occupations and Workers (KNOW) data, which includes various work ability factors. Using survival analysis, the result showed that the increase in the cognitiveㆍsocial ability factor positively affected the expected hazard of retirement events occurring after a specific point in time. Also, the physical ability factor increased the probability of retirement events, but the effect gradually and significantly decreased with increasing job tenure. On the other hand, the technical ability factor did not significantly affect the possibility of retirement events. In addition, gender, age, educational background, health disruption, social pension receipt, log gross household yearly income, firm size, and industry were associated with a significant effect on the hazards of retirement from the main job. Based on the results of the study, implications and suggestions related to the social policy of middle-aged workers were derived.