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Correlational findings

Study Richardson & Kilty (1991): study US Ohio 1986

Public
Reterees Ohio USA, followed 1 year, 1986-1987
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 222
Non Response
11.2
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods
Mail and telphone interview

Correlate

Authors's Label
Occupational status
Our Classification
Remarks
T1: Pre-retirement T2: Retired: 6 months later T3: Retired:12 months later
Related specification variables
Operationalization
An occupational prestige score ranging from 0 to 100 in accordance with the format used by Nam et al.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-Sum-c-mq-v-5-a dc = +.65 s T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness following retirement by occupational status O-Sum-c-mq-v-5-a dc = +.44 p < .3 T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness by interaction between gender and occupational status

dc controlled for
- gender
- age
- married
- education
- health
- income at T2, change income after retirement
- miss work
- work seen as meaningful after retirement

Only among retirees who had become less happy. No correlation among retirees who had become happier or had stayed equally happy