[Social inequality in reduced earning capacity among older employees : An analysis of routine data of the German statutory pension insurance].

The results showed an increased risk of reduction in earning capacity even for older workers with a low socioeconomic position compared to those in a higher position. For men this is true for all three socioeconomic features investigated and both cohorts. For women the association was also observed with the exception of education and occupational position for those born in 1947. In the efforts to extend working lives, special attention should be paid to persons in lower socioeconomic positions in order to protect them from new disadvantages.