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PO201 A survey on employment in charcot-marie-tooth disease in UK
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common inherited neuropathy. Many CMT patients become gradually less able to perform physically demanding tasks as their disease progresses. In collaboration with the charity Charcot Marie Tooth UK (CMTUK) we designed an online survey to determine the effect of CMT on a person’s ability to find and perform work, and to maintain their job. Retired participants answered questions regarding their age of retirement and their decision to retire. Over a 12 month period, 301 responses were received. Participants came from across the UK and from a wide variety of occupations. 77% of participants felt that CMT affected their ability to work, 60% of participants felt that CMT had restricted them from finding work and 25% of respondents were forced to change career because of CMT. 45% of participants were retired and only 6% retired after the age of 65. 57% of participants retired early because of CMT. Our findings show that CMT affects patients’ career choices, their ability to work and is a common reason for early retirement. This raises important questions about how society needs to evolve processes to help people with CMT and similar diseases work and stay at work.
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Many Brutal Cities
Boston, MA - One week after she disproved the existence of God, a group of masked protestors broke into her Cambridge apartment and lit her bed on fire while she shopped for groceries. Turkey Reuben, steak fries, chili with a dab of hot sauce, two eggs sunny-side up and a stack of toast with different flavors of jam. Damon helped him to his car and asked him if he had any underlying conditions. Texarkana, TX - She stopped at a wooden stand off the highway and bought a binder full of business cards and trash heap flyers and cutouts of personal page ads, all through which to remember and decipher the world: an ad for Cha Cha's Erotic Flooring Tile, a for-sale listing of an antique collection of barber scissors, a doorcard reminding residents that Every Day is Trash Day...
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Not fade away : how to thrive in retirement
Retirement is one of the biggest life changes we face. And it's been transformed since our parents retired into a period of exciting opportunities for personal growth and development. It's no longer seen as a decline into old age, but a vibrant new stage of life with infinite possibilities for personal fulfilment and renewed energy. This generation wants to seize the hour, but are keen for guidance on making the most of retirement. But too many people struggle with the adjustment, and it can have a negative impact on their physical and mental health. Research by the Institute of Economic Affairs found that retired people are 40% more likely to suffer from depression and 60% more likely to have a diagnosed physical condition. The latest research shows that successful retirement is all about attitude. This book will inspire readers to nurture a positive attitude to life beyond work and take control of their future. In it men and women share their very different experiences, from unexpected pleasures to disastrous mistakes, successes, failures and how they might do things differently. They speak from the heart about the issues that will face us all: how they've dealt with loss of status and routine, found new meaning, reinvented their relationships.
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The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions
Using a field experiment in a 401(k) plan, we measure the effect of disseminating information about peer behavior on savings. Low-saving employees received simplified plan enrollment or contribution increase forms. A randomized subset of forms stated the fraction of age-matched coworkers participating in the plan or age-matched participants contributing at least 6% of pay to the plan. We document an oppositional reaction: the presence of peer information decreased the savings of nonparticipants who were ineligible for 401(k) automatic enrollment, and higher observed peer savings rates also decreased savings. Discouragement from upward social comparisons seems to drive this reaction.
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Retirement Security in an Aging Population
Elderly individuals exhibit wide disparities in their sources of income. For those in the bottom half of the income distribution, Social Security is the most important source of support; program changes would directly affect their well-being. Income from private pensions, assets, and earnings are relatively more important for higher-income elderly individuals, who have more diverse income sources. The trend from private sector defined benefit to defined contribution pension plans has shifted responsibility for retirement security to individuals. A significant subset of the population is unlikely to be able to sustain their standard of living in retirement without higher pre-retirement saving.
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