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
- Race
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1:1982 T2:1991
- Distribution
- a. 88.8%; b. 7.5%; c. 3.7%
- Operationalization
- selfreport,
a. White
b. Black
c. Hispannic and Other
1: Non-Hispanic White
0: Black, Hispanic, and other
Observed Relation with Happiness
Beta controled for:
Sociodemographic
-T2 age
-T1 eduction(yrs)
-T2 marital status
-T1 frequcency contact with children
-T2 number of ADLs
Economic
-T2 total income excluding earnings
-T1 worries about money
Preretirement history
-T1 years of longest job
-T1 longest occupation before retire
-T1-T2 years of work after retire