Information is not collected for the reasons why people retire early.Table 1: People Aged 50 to 65 Retiring Early, Scotland, 1999–2003 by Gender Year Male Female All 1999 29,000 15,000 44,000 2000 29,000 13,000 42,000 2001 33,000 13,000 46,000 2002 33,000 13,000 46,000 2003 31,000 12,000 43,000 Source: Labour Force Survey, 1999 to 2003Table 2: People Aged 50 to 65 Retiring Early by Local Authority Area, Scotland, 2003 Local Authority Area 2003 Scotland 43,000 Aberdeen City * Aberdeenshire * Angus 1,000 Argyll and Bute 1,000 Clackmannanshire 1,000 Dumfries and Galloway * Dundee City * East Ayrshire 1,000 East Dunbartonshire 2,000 East Lothian 1,000 East Renfrewshire 1,000 Edinburgh, City of * Eilean Siar (Western Isles) * Falkirk * Fife * Glasgow City * Highland 2,000 Inverclyde * Midlothian 1,000 Moray 1,000 North Ayrshire 1,000 North Lanarkshire * Orkney Islands * Perth and Kinross 2,000 Renfrewshire * Scottish Borders 1,000 Shetland Islands * South Ayrshire 1,000 South Lanarkshire 4,000 Stirling 1,000 West Dunbartonshire 1,000 West Lothian * Source: Annual Scottish Labour Force Survey 2003-04*Estimate is below reliability threshold as defined by the Office for National Statistics.