Table 3: Phase nurses start making retirement plans.
| Variable | Frequency (N = 108) | Percentage (%) |
| Time to prepare for retirement: | ||
| As soon as you enter the work force | 50 | 46.3 |
| After 10 years of service | 4 | 3.7 |
| After 20 years of service | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1.9 | 51 | 47.2 |
| On retirement | 1 | 0.9 |
| Benefits of early retirement | ||
| Yes | 65 | 60.2 |
| No | 43 | 39.8 |
| Involvement of the hospital in pre-retirement education | ||
| Yes | 49 | 45.4 |
| No | 59 | 54.6 |
| Desired accepted age to retire by respondents | ||
| As soon as possible | 0 | 0 |
| 41-45 | 15 | 13.9 |
| 51-60 | 30 | 27.8 |
| 61-70 | 29 | 26.9 |
| 71 and above | 34 | 34 |
| The desired ideal retirement age willingness to retire at 60 | ||
| Yes | 53 | 49.1 |
| No | 55 | 50.9 |
| Financial preparation for retirement | ||
| Yes | 68 | 63 |
| No | 40 | 37 |
| Retirement sources of income | ||
| Personal savings | 45 | 38.1 |
| Work pension | 25 | 21.2 |
| Government pension | 30 | 25.4 |
| Yet to decide | 18 | 15.3 |