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Correlational findings

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
Marital status
Our Classification
Remarks
T1:1982, T2:1991
Distribution
a. 45%; b. 43%; c. 7%; d. 5%
Operationalization
1. Married
0 Not married
   a. widowed
   b. divorced or separated
   c. never married

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-DT-c-sq-v-7-a Beta = -.05 s T2 happiness by T2 windowed. O-DT-c-sq-v-7-a Beta = -.05 s T2 happiness by T2 divorced, separated or never-married.

Beta controled for:
Sociodemographic
-T2 age
-T1 eduction(yrs)
-T1 race
-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 retirement
-T1-T2 years of work after retirement