"Figure 6: Good pay and permanent employment were more important for the younger cohort when choosing a job","" "Most important factors when choosing a paid job by age group, Great Britain, 10 to 29 August 2022","" "","" "Notes","1. Base: Adults aged 50 to 65 years who have left their job since the start of the coronavirus pandemic (March 2020) and have not returned. 2. Respondents were able to choose more than one option. 3. The chart includes the most popular response options. Other response options were included in the survey." "Unit","%" "","" "","All Adults (aged 50 to 65 years)","Aged 50 to 54 ","Aged 55 to 59 ","Aged 60 to 65 " "Flexible working hours ","32","27","32","34" "Good pay","23","27","22","22" "I am able to work from home ","12","13","14","9" "Permanent employment","7","11","5","5" "Fits around my caring responsibilities","10","11","10","9" "None of the above","8","4","7","11" "Support for mental wellbeing","3","3","4","3"