Study Hatch & Stull (1986): study US 1969

Public

58-63 aged married, followed 6 years, USA, 1969-1975

Survey name

US-CPS multiple waves

Sample

Respondents

N = 11153

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Time since retirement

Our Classification

Remarks

T1: 1969 (pre-retirement); T2: 1976 (post-retirement)

Distribution

36% retired in 1973, 49% retired in 1974, 15% retired in 1975

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Selfreport of retirement.
1: one year (retired in 1973)
2: two years (retired in 1974)
3: three years (retired in 1975)

Observed Relation with Happiness