Evidence that
early retirement is not the key to a long and relaxing life
comes today from a study in the British Medical Journal of more
than 3,500 oil workers employed by Shell in Texas.
It found those retiring at 55 were almost twice as likely to
die young as those retiring at 60 or 65. Extra years of work
seemed to benefit men and women of all social classes.
The research team from Shell health services conceded that
some staff retiring at 55 may have been in poor health, and so
more likely to die young. But those retiring at 60 lived just as
long as those who left work at 65
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