Study DeVaus et al. (2007): study AU 1998

Public

50+ aged Australia, followed 3 years before and after retirement, 1998-2002

Survey name

AU-HRP 1998-2002

Sample

Respondents

N = 358

Non Response

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods
T1 self-completed questionanaire:paper T2 to T5 telephone interviews.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Self-control of retirement

Our Classification

Remarks

T2: at retirement. T3: post-retirement after 12 months. T5: post-retirement after 36 months. T2 at retirement T3 post-retirement after 12 months. T5 post-retirement after 36 months.

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Selfreport on five questions:
a. How much say did you have in the timing of retiring/leaving your job? (four-point scale)
    1: complete say
    2:
    3:
    4: no say at all
b. How much notice did you have in retiring/leaving your job? (four-point scale)
    1: a year’s notice
    2:
    3:
    4: less than a week’s notice.
c. Would you agree ‘ I am happy to be retiring/leaving my job. ’ (fivepoint scale)
    1: very true
    2:
    3:
    4:
    5: very false
d. Would you say the timing of your retirement was [select]?
    1: too early
    2: about right or too late.
e. The main reasons given for leaving employment were classified as "push factors"  (e.g. redundancy package, poor health, did not like the job, and pressure from employer, spouse or doctor) or "pull factors" (e.g. wanted to do other things, wanted to spend more time with the family, had enough money, or was eligible for the Age Pension).
    1: yes
    0: no

five items were combined using a factor-based weighting method to form a single measurementa and categorized into:

1: high control
0: low control

Observed Relation with Happiness