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
- Contacts with adult children
- 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 single question:
How often the respondent sees or telephones to their children?
5: daily
4: weekly
3: monthly
2: less than monthly
1: not at all
Observed Relation with Happiness
- Husbands Beta = -.03(ns)
- Wives Beta = +.03(ns)
T1 happiness by T1 weekly contacts
- Husbands Beta = -.01(ns)
- Wives Beta = -.02(ns)
T1 happiness by T1 monthly contacts
- Husbands Beta = +.04(ns)
- Wives Beta = -.13(05)
T1 happiness by T1 contacts less than monthly
- Husbands Beta = -.03(ns)
- Wives Beta = +.09(ns)
T1 happiness by T1 not contacts at all
- Husbands Beta = -.04(ns)
- Wives Beta = +.03(ns)
Average Beta computed by WDH team: -.04
Beta controled for T1:
- husband's occupation
- wives employment
- household income
- own health
- spouse health
- spouse happiness
- joint leisure activities
- contacts with sibblings
- Husbands Beta = +.10(ns)
- Wives Beta = +.01(ns)
T2 happiness by T2 weekly contacts
- Husbands Beta = -.08(ns)
- Wives Beta = +.03(ns)
T2 happiness by T2 monthly contacts
- Husbands Beta = -.04(ns)
- Wives Beta = -.02(ns)
T2 happiness by T2 contacts less than monthly
- Husbands Beta = -.11(ns)
- Wives Beta = +.06(ns)
T2 happiness by T2 not contacts at all
- Husbands Beta = -.01(ns)
- Wives Beta = -.10(ns)
Average Beta computed by WDH team: -.01
Betas controled for T2:
- household income
- wives employment
- own health
- spouse health
- spouse happiness
- joint leisure activities
- contacts with sibblings
- Husbands Beta = +.11 (p<.05)
- Wives Beta = +.01 (ns)
T1-T2 CHANGE of happiness by T2 weekly contacts
- Husbands Beta = -.05(ns)
- Wives Beta = +.03(ns)
T1-T2 CHANGE of happiness by T2 monthly contacts
- Husbands Beta = -.05(ns)
- Wives Beta = -.01(ns)
T1-T2 CHANGE of happiness by T2 contacts less than monthly
- Husbands Beta = -.06(ns)
- Wives Beta = +.06(ns)
T1-T2 CHANGE of happiness by T2 not contacts at all
- Husbands Beta = -.01(ns)
- Wives Beta = -.11(ns)
Average Beta computed by WDH team: -.01
Betas additionally controled for T1 happiness