15/2026
2026-05-28
Working Pensioners
Of the people receiving a state retirement pension, 19% are still economically active. CBOS wanted to know what motivated them to carry on doing paid work. The reason that was most frequently given was simply wanting to stay actively working as long as possible (44%). Less frequent reasons were liking their work (29%) or needing the money to top up their pensions (16%). Other reasons, such as being among people, only popped up sporadically.
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More on this subject in the CBOS report.
This ‘Current Events and Problems’ survey (432) was conducted using a mixed-mode procedure on a representative sample of named adult residents of Poland, randomly selected from the National Identity Number (PESEL) register. Respondents independently selected one of the following methods: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI); Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI), respondents receiving researchers’ telephone numbers in an introductory letter from CBOS; Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI), where respondents filled in the online questionnaire independently, gaining access by means of a login and password provided in an introductory letter from CBOS. In all three cases the questionnaire had the same structure and comprised the same questions. The survey was carried out between 9 – 19 April 2026 inclusive on a sample of 944 people (58.9% using the CAPI method, 22.5% CATI and 18.6% CAWI). CBOS has been conducting statutory research using the above procedure since May 2020, stating in each case the percentage of personal, telephone and internet interviews.
