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
- Wealth
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- The natural logarithm of the class averages was used (transformed to euros). T1: 2001 T2: 2006-2007
- Distribution
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M=11.31; SD=1.51
Range= 7.73-13.25 - Operationalization
- Selfreport by single question:
How large do you estimate your total wealth
(own house, savings, stocks, etc., minus debts/mortgage) to be?
1: <10,000
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7: >1 million guilders.
Observed Relation with Happiness
b controlled for T1:
- divorced
- widowed
- never married
- gender
- age
- education
- self-rated health
- had supervisor
- perceived pension shortfall
Effect size controlled for T1:
- life satisfaction(to capture change)
- education
- had supervisor
- self-rated health
- 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