Gender, financial literacy, and preretirement planning in the UK

ABSTRACT

This study uses a two-stage logistic regression model to explore the determinants of retirement planning behavior. A survey of 516 UK women and men of prestate retirement age was used to establish interrelationships between gender, retirement planning, and financial literacy, taking account of attitudinal and expectational variables. Findings confirm lower levels of planning among women, but contrary to previous studies, this study reveals that financial literacy is not significantly related to planning. Furthermore, when attitudinal and expectational variables are incorporated as independent variables, gender becomes statistically insignificant as a determinant of planning.

KEYWORDS:

• Attitudinal variables
• expectational variables
• financial literacy
• gender
• retirement planning

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

¹ In the UK, National Insurance or NI comprises mandatory payments from employees and employers to provide state financial support for people who are sick, unemployed, or retired.