Questions and statements presented to respondents
| Asked of | Focus | Question/statement |
| Retirees and doctors who had ‘retired and returned’ | Retirement age | How old were you when you retired? |
| Doctors still working in medicine (full or part-time) | Retirement plans | At what age do you plan to retire? Do you plan to reduce your time commitments to your work before retiring? (Yes, I have already done so; Yes, in the future; No; Don’t know) |