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Retirement - Semi-Retirement Survey
1.
How long have you been semi-retired/retired?
0 - 1 year
1 year - 2 years
more than 2 years
2.
If you are in paid work, how many hours are you working per week ? If you are not in paid work, please go to question 3
Between 1 - 8
Between 9 - 16
Between 17 - 24
More than 24 hours per week.
3.
What are some of the challenges (both psychological and practical) you have faced in semi-retirement/retirement ?
4.
What are some of the positives ?
5.
Do you undertake some voluntary “work” and how often?
Under 4 hours per week
More than 4 hours but less than 8 hours
More than 8 hours per week
On a casual "needs" basis
Not applicable at the moment
6.
If you do volunteer, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement that you feel valued by that organisation ?
Agree
Somewhat agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat disagree
Disagree
N/A
Agree
Somewhat agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat disagree
Disagree
N/A
7.
If you were paid for the work you do as a volunteer, to what extent do you agree with the statement that society values paid work more than unpaid work? .
Agree
Somewhat agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat disagree
Disagree
Agree
Somewhat agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat disagree
Disagree
8.
Is caring for someone (either older or younger ) a part of your current lifestyle? How often do you undertake these activities? If this is not applicable please click on Not applicable to me
Once per week for under 8 hours
More than once per week over 8 hours
On a needs basis - i.e. not a regular occurrence
Rarely (once per month or less)
Not applicable to me
Other (please specify)
9.
Please list :
a) What current activities/groups you are involved in and
b) Whether you were already involved prior to stopping full time paid work.
a) Activity ?
b) Involved before stopping paid work?
a) Activity ?
b) Involved before stopping paid work ?
a) Activity ?
b) Involved before stopping paid work?
10.
a) Do you feel you have found a community/communities since being retired/semi-retired ?
b) Is it a new community or does it include former friends/colleagues/contacts ?
c) If you feel you have “not yet” found a community, what would need to happen for that to be the case ?
a)
b)
c)
Current Progress,
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