Intention to Extend Working Life among Thai Registered Nurses in Ministry of Public Health: A National Survey

Table 1

Proportions of registered nurses who intend to extend their working life (n=3,018).

Department	Retirement intention
	Total	Retire at 60 years old		Retire at 65 years old		Uncertain on retirement age
	n	n	%	n	%	n	%
Service	2,622	1,329	50.7	813	31.0	480	18.3
Academic	396	194	49.0	106	26.8	96	24.2
Total	3,018	1,523	50.5	919	30.5	576	19.1

Notes: Service Department focuses on nursing services, disease prevention, health promotion, and rehabilitation; Academic Departments provide technical support to the Service Department on care provision, disease prevention, health promotion, and rehabilitation.