Study Choi (2001): study US 1982

Public

Female pensioners, followed 9 years, USA, 1982-1991.

Survey name

US-NBS combined wavws

Sample

Respondents

N = 4748

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
T1:1982 T2:1991

Correlate

Authors's Label

Years of postretirement work

Our Classification

Remarks

Workers is defined as paid work after receipt of Social Security Pension between 1982-1991. T1:1982 T2:1991

Distribution

31.5% had worked during 1982-1991.
Mean years of the work:
Mean  = 4.6;  SD  = 3.4

Operationalization

Selfreport on number of years in which the respondent engaged in postretirement employment during 1982-1991.

Observed Relation with Happiness