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lower average pension. Single men are worse off at the age of 55–59 (64% of households consisting of single men have difficulties at this age). Importantly, the retired individuals' economic situation is not found to worsen over time and seems relatively stable, depending mainly on the respondents' career history. This means that retirement decisions are not explicitly related to individuals' present or future economic situation, and that retirement does not lead to a worsening of an individual's economic status. Also, there appears to be scope for policies that would provide incentives for postponing retirement. GRAPH 4.5 GRAPH 4.6 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Percentage of Households with Difficulty to Make Ends Meet - Couples E W N E S W N E W N E W N E S S S S W N Source: Data SHARE Age group (years) - oldest member HH HH age, HH cat.,with diff. ____________________________________________________ HH age, HH cat. Percentage of Households with Difficulty to Make Ends Meet - Single Women 100% S W N S E Percentage of Households with Difficulty to Make Ends Meet - Single Men 100% E 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% E S E E S 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% ES E S E E E S W N W N S W N W N W N W N S W N S W N W N Source: Data SHARE Age group (years) HH age, HH cat.,with diff. ____________________________________________________ HH age, HH cat. Source: Data SHARE Age group (years) HH age, HH cat.,with diff. ____________________________________________________ HH age, HH cat. 34