Study Ritter et al. (1999): study US 1998

Public

Retired orthopaedic surgeons, United States, 1998

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 1293

Non Response

45%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
The Academy sent out the Questionnaires

Correlate

Authors's Label

Better health now than before retirement

Our Classification

Distribution

1 + 2: 22%, 3: 58%, 4: 16%, 5: 5%.

Operationalization

Selfreport on single question about better healtj now than before retirement, full text not reported
1: much worse
2: worse
3: about the same
4: better
5: much better

recoded
1: better (4+5)
0: not better (3+2+1)

Observed Relation with Happiness