Men: job and pension / additional jobs / way of spending time, satisfaction with it / membership of organizations / clubs / hobbies / giving up of activities for financial reasons / contacts with ex-colleagues / opinions on, reasons for ( early ) retirement / information about it when retired / financial situation / willingness to accept new ( part-time ) job / women: situation at home / opinions on ( early ) retirement of husband / illness. Background variables: basic characteristics/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ education/ consumption of durables/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership