Study Dykstra & Liefbroer (1998): study NL 1992

Public

55-89 aged, The Netherlands, 1992

Sample

Respondents

N = 3729

Non Response

38,3

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Early retirement

Our Classification

Distribution

1a:  males   7,6%,  females   7,1%
1b:  males   8,7%,  females 67,5%
0:    males 83,7%,  females 25,4%

Related specification variables

Operationalization

1: Retired before age 55
   a: at age 51-55
   b: at age 50 or earlier
0: Retired after age 55 (reference group)

Observed Relation with Happiness