Study Stull (1988): study US 1975
- Public
- 58-63 aged married, followed 2 years, USA, 1975-1979
- Survey name
- US-CPS multiple waves
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 300
- Non Response
- 50.9%
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
T1: pre-retirment in 1975 or 1977 T2: post-retirement in 1977 or 1999
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Joint leisure activities
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1: pre-retirment in 1975 or 1977 T2: post-retirement in 1977 or 1999
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport on two questions:
A. Entertainment: How often the couple goes out together, such as to dinner or the movies?
B. Organizations: How many organizations (volunteer or professional) the couple belongs to?
Observed Relation with Happiness
- Husbands Beta = +.05(ns)
- Wives Beta = -.08(ns)
T1 happiness by T1 organization
- Husbands Beta = -.01(ns)
- Wives Beta = +.03(ns)
Beta controled for T1:
- husband's occupation
- wives employment
- household income
- own health
- spouse health
- spouse happiness
- contacts with relatives
- Husbands Beta = +.08(ns)
- Wives Beta = +.04(ns)
T2 happiness by T2 organization
- Husbands Beta = +.07(ns)
- Wives Beta = -.05(ns)
Betas controled for T2:
- household income
- wives employment
- own health
- spouse health
- spouse happiness
- joint leisure activities
- contacts with relatives
- Husbands Beta = +.07(ns)
- Wives Beta = +.05(ns)
T1-T2 CHANGE of happiness by T2 joint organizational participation
- Husbands Beta = +.04(ns)
- Wives Beta = -.06(ns)
Betas additionally controled for T1 happiness