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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
Household income
Our Classification
Remarks
T1: Pre-retirement T2: Retired: 6 months later T3: Retired:12 months later
Related specification variables
Operationalization
15 categories ranging of household income at T2

14 "$75,000 or more."
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0  "less than $10,000"

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-Sum-c-mq-v-5-a CD = -.62 s T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness by T2 household income O-Sum-c-mq-v-5-a CD = . ns T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness by interaction between gender and T2 household income

dc controlled for
- gender
- age
- married
- education
- occupational status
- health
- 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