Aging & Work Facts Database

Now, for a limited time, the Center on Aging & Work is making this resource available publicly before granting exclusive access to Center Partners & Affiliates, and members of the Center’s research team.

Features of the Aging & Work Facts Database include:

• individual facts searchable by topic
• brief descriptions of studies connected to facts
• powerpoint-ready graphics
• full citations, for those interested in locating the statistic’s source

During this initial period of Beta-testing we welcome your feedback.

After July 1, 2008, Aging & Work Facts will be accessible only through a password protected web page, with exclusive access given to Center Partners, Employer Affiliates, and members of the Center Research Team. For more information on how to become a Partner or Employer Affiliate, please contact agework@bc.edu.

KEYWORD Search Tips:

• Enter one or more keywords in the search box below. Using “and” between keywords is not necessary. To find only facts with graphs, include the word “graph” in your search.
• If you use more than one word in the search box and no results appear, try removing one or more of the words. 
• If no results appear, you may try alternate forms of the word (for example, if "marriage" does not work you may try "marital")
• To view the facts relevant to your search, click on “more” in the first item.  Then use the “next” button to view each of the facts retrieved by your search.
• At this time, exact phrase searching is not available.

TOPIC Search Tips:

• Topics are arranged alphabetically.  Scroll down to view topics, clicking on a topic to access facts of interest.  To view a specific fact, click “more.”  Click the “next” button for additional facts on that topic.
• To view a print-ready file of all of the facts for a particular topic, scroll to the bottom of the results display.

SEARCH BY TOPIC: Age Bias and Employment Discrimination Age Distribution of Population; also, Life Expectancy Business Strategies & Workforce Development Caregiving: Elder Caregiving: Employer-sponsored benefits for Caregiving: Other (grandchildren, spouse, dependents) Education and Training Educational Attainment Employee Engagement & Job Satisfaction Employer-sponsored benefits (see also Caregiving) Employment Preferences Flexible Work Options (general) Flexible Work Options: Bridge Jobs Flexible Work Options: Consulting, Contract Work, Self-employment Flexible Work Options: Flexible Schedule Flexible Work Options: Leaves of Absence The Conference Board Survey of older workers found that 13 percent of those who had planned to retire in the next five years states that a sabbatical would keep them from reti...  more Among employers participating in a 2007 national study, 30.5% reported that most/all of their full-time employees have the option of taking extended leave for caregiving. (p.1...  more The option of taking sabbaticals or career breaks is offered to most/all full-time employees at 16.0% of organizations participating in a 2007 national study. (p. 16)...  more Respondants to the National Study of Employers indicate that leaves of absence are available to some or all employees for moderate or longer term "for medical reasons, to fulf...  more The National Study of Employers, which surveyed workplaces with 100 or more employees, found that in 2005, the average maximum job-guaranteed leave for employees to take care...  more The National Study of Employers, found that “although small employers are equally likely (or “unlikely” if you will) to offer any replacement pay to men during paternity...  more The National Study of Employers, which surveyed workplaces with 50 or more employees, found that 49% of employers allow some employees to take sabbaticals paid or unpaid of 6...  more The National Study of Employers, which surveyed workplaces with 50 or more employees, found that 77% of employers allow some employees to take time off for important personal...  more According to the 2003 Eldercare Survey conducted by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 13% of HR professionals reported their organization offered "employee leave s...  more According to the 2003 Eldercare Survey conducted by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 72% of HR professionals reported their organization offered "leave without pa...  more In a 2007 survey of employees, 46% of Mature workers said a "Full-time job with extended time off as needed for personal reasons" is appealing. In comparison, 56% of Baby Boo...  more      back to top For a print-ready file of all statistics for this topic, click here. Flexible Work Options: Part-time Employment Flexible Work Options: Phased Retirement Flexible Work Options: Remote Work, Telecommuting, Telework Flexible Work Options: Work Redesign Gender Health: Health Behaviors Health: Health Care Costs Health: Health Insurance Health: Health Status Health: Workplace Injuries Income Knowledge Transfer Labor Force Participation Language and Immigration Marital Status Medicare & Medicaid Mental Health Multi-generational Workplace Older Workers, Advantages of Older Workers, Costs of Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Older Workers, Perceptions about Peformance & Productivity (includes Absenteeism) Pensions and Retirement Accounts Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Reasons for working Recruitment , Retention, Tenure, Turnover Retirement Income & Expenditures Retirement Planning Retirement Statistics Retirement, Timing of Social Security Unemployment Voluntarism

DOWNLOAD A FACT SHEET: The following Fact Sheets contain selected facts and statistics from the database ( PDF format): "Mental Health" (Sep 2007) "Bridge Jobs" (Aug 2007) "Part-time Work" (Jul 2007) "The Multi-Generational Workplace" (Jul 2007) "Phased Retirement" (Jun 2007) "Age Bias And Employment Discrimination" (Feb 2007) "Employer Sponsored Pensions" (Feb 2007) "Age and the Labor Force" (Jan 2007) "Social Security and Older Workers" (Jan 2007) "Voluntarism Among Older Adults" (Jan 2007) "Older Workers’ Preferences for Work & Employ-ment" (Oct 2006) "Elder Caregiving" (Oct 2006)   SEARCH BY keyword: back to top