| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Skrabanek, R.L. |
| Title | Adjustment of Former University Faculty Members to Retirement. |
| Source | Proceedings of the Southwestern Sociological Association, 1969, Vol. 19, 65 - 69 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | Retired faculty members, University, USA, 1968 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Not available |
| Probability systematic random sample. 161 males, 386 females. | |
| Respondents N = | 547 |
| Non Response | 7% |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| Mailed questionnaire | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on single question: Lead item not reported. 5 very happy 4 happy 3 neutral 2 unhappy 1 very unhappy |
| Classification | O-H?-?-sq-v-5-b |
| Author's label | Happiness |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| On original range 1 - 5 | On range 0 - 10 | |
| Mean | 4.32 | 8.30 |
| Standard deviation |
| Scores in | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| % | 0.4 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 47.0 | 39.0 |
| Author's label | Subject Code Finding | Subject description |
| Advanced planning ofretirement | R12ae04 | Planned retirement (vs unexpected) |
| Compulsory retire- ment | R12ae02 | Compulsory retirement (vs free choice) |
| Field of activity before retirement | O01aa01 | Earlier occupation |
| Male sex | G01aa | Sex (male vs female) |
| Position at the timeof retirement | O01aa01 | Earlier occupation |
| Years of retirement | R12aa02a | Time since retirement |