Study Abolhassani & Alessie (2013): study DE 1994
- Public
- 50-70 aged, followed 15 years, Germany, 1994-2009
- Survey name
- DE-SOEP combined waves
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 10275
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Interview: face-to-face
T1:1994 T2:1999 T3:2004 T4:2009
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- employment status
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1:1994; T2:1999; T3:2004; T4:2009
- Operationalization
- Selfreport of employment status in last 7 months
2. Retired: received pension
a. voluntary: no intention to work for pay.
b. involuntary : intent to work for pay
1. Unemployed: receives unemployment benefit.
0. Working: receives salary (reference)
Observed Relation with Happiness
Difference
with workers
M SD M SD
ALL 6,9 1,8
Workers: 7.1, 1.7
Retirees:
- voluntary 6.8 1.8 -0.3 +.17
- involuntary 6.3 1.9 -0.8 +.29
Unemployed: 5.7 1.9 -1.4 ++.28
- voluntary b-fix = -.06(ns)
- involuntary b-fix = -.30(01)
Unemployed (vs working) b-fix = -.79(01)
Retired (vs working)
- voluntary b-fix = -.11(05)
- involuntary b-fix = -.13(ns)
Unemployed (vs working) b-fix = -.42(01)
b controlled for:
Demographic
- gender
- age
- region
- education
- marital status
Household status
- income
- number of children
- number of adult
Health staus
- doctor visits
- hospital stays
- degree disability