Study Wetzel et al. (2016): study DE 2004

Public

57-65 aged Germany, followed 6 years before to 8 years after retirement, 2004-2018

Survey name

DE-SOEP combined waves

Sample

Respondents

N = 3361

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Transition type of retirement

Our Classification

Distribution

N=1:2525, 0:836
number of observation=1:19750; 0:7947

Operationalization

Last labor market status to retirement
1. Direct transition: full-exit retirees who were in full-time employment
0. Indirect transition:  previously unemployed full-exit retirees who were employed at least until the age of 57

Observed Relation with Happiness