Economically Active Population Survey National results Persons 50 to 69 years old who retired after leaving their last job, according to the main reason for doing so, by sex Units: Absolute values in thousands and percentages Absolute values Percentages Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Total 880.4 606.7 273.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 Loss or disappearance of the post 44.7 33.0 11.7 5.1 5.4 4.3 Reaching the legal age of retirement 421.3 294.2 127.1 47.9 48.5 46.5 Disease or Incapacity 139.7 94.9 44.8 15.9 15.6 16.4 Responsibilities for the care of other persons 16.7 5.9 10.8 1.9 1.0 4.0 Problems related to the post 21.6 17.5 4.1 2.5 2.9 1.5 Incentives or favourable economic conditions for retirement 56.5 44.5 12.0 6.4 7.3 4.4 Reasons for retiring other than those above 111.0 70.6 40.4 12.6 11.6 14.8 Other reasons 54.8 37.4 17.4 6.2 6.2 6.4 Does not know 14.1 8.7 5.4 1.6 1.4 2.0 Notes: 1) Unemployed persons who stopped working after turning 49 years old. Source: National Statistics Institute