Study Ryan et al. (2017): study US 2008
- Public
- 44-85 aged, followed 4 years before and after retirement, USA, 2008/12--2010/14
- Survey name
- US-HRS combined waves
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 716
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Job locked
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1: 2008/2010, T2: 2012/2014
- Distribution
- 1: 83%, 0: 17%
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport on single question: "Right now, would you like to leave work, but plan to keep working because:
(a) you need the money (Yes or No)
and/or
(b) you need the health insurance (Yes or No)?"
1: yes (either one or both)
0: no
Observed Relation with Happiness
PA: r = -.15(ns)
NA: r = +.16(ns)
Correlation with Affect Balance not reported but must be negative and not significant
PA: r = -.09(05)
NA: r = +.12(01)
Correlation with Affect Balance not reported but must be negative and significant
PA: b = +.02(ns)
NA: b = +.00(ns)
Correlation with Affect Balance not reported but must be near zero and insignificant
PA: b = -.03 (ns)
NA: b = -.02 (ns)
Correlation with Affect Balance not reported but must be near zero and insignificant
b coeficients controled for
- T1 Happiness (to capture change)
- T1 Socio-demographics
- age
- gender
- ethnicity
- education
- marital status
- household wealth
- control over finance
- T1 Physical limitations
- T1 Self-rated health
- T1 Personality
Similar across T1 personality types