Study Burton et al. (1993): study US 1976
- Public
- 55-69 aged men, USA, followed 5 years, 1976-1981
- Survey name
- US-National Longitudinal Survey of Older Men 1976
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 2285
- Non Response
- 16.7%
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Role accumulation
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1 1976, T2. 1981 Excluded those who were not employed at T1, not retired or employed at T2, and unmarried at T1.
- Distribution
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total N=2291
N (white men)
two roles=600, one role=981, no role=128
N (black men):
two roles=167, one role=312, no role=167 - Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Number of roles occupied by an individual
2 two roles
1 one role
0 no role
Observed Relation with Happiness
Whites Blacks Race difference
no role M = 3.22 3.37 0.15 (ns)
one role M = 3.49 3.39 0.10 (05)
two roles M = 3.54 3.53 0.01 (ns)
Beta with T2 happiness controlled for
- T1 happiness (to capture change)
- race
- education
- T2 region of the country
- T2 city size
- T2 number of roles
Beta with T2 happiness controlled for
- T1 happiness (to capture change)
- race
- education
- T2 region of the country
- T2 city size
- T1 number of roles