Study Hershey & Henkens (2013): study NL 2001
- Public
- 50+ aged, employed, Netherlands, followed 6 years, 2001-2007
- Survey name
- NL-NIDI work and retirement panel
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1388
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
A questionnaire was sent by mailed.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Self-rated health
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1: 2001; T2: 2006-2007
- Distribution
- M=4.07; SD=0.83
- Operationalization
- Selfrated by single question:
How would you characterize your health in
general?”
1: very poor
2
3
4
5: very good
Observed Relation with Happiness
b controlled for T1:
- divorced
- widowed
- never married
- gender
- age
- education
- had supervisor
- wealth
- perceived pension shortfall
Effect size controlled for T1:
- life satisfaction(to capture change)
- education
- had supervisor
- wealth
- positive health change
- negative health change
- became divorced at T2
- became widowed at T2
- voluntary retire
- retire due to health
- retire due to organization
- retire due to others