Study Blekesaune & Hansen (2021): study NO 2007
- Public
- 40-85 aged, Norway, followed 10 years, 2007-2017
- Survey name
- NO-NorLAG
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 5207
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Telephone interviews, post questionanaires and register data
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Retired
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1: 2007; T2: 2017 Under Norwegian pension system, pensioner can be in full employment. Nearly all individuals allowed to work till they were 70 years, and to take an old-age pension at 67 years.
- Distribution
- 1: 17% (863/5207); 0: 83%
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Change source of income from wage to pension
1: yes
0: no
Observed Relation with Happiness
males: b-fix= -.05(ns)
females: b-fix= -.18(05)
b-fix controlled for T1:
- age(linear, squared, cubic)
- physical health
- time since retirement
- males: b-fix= +.64(05)
- females: b-fix= +.95(01)
MALES with the values of self-enhacement and openness to change had significantly negative CHANGE on happiness before and after retirement.
FEMALES were not affected by retirement on assocation of happiness and four human values.
b-fix controlled for T1:
- age(linear, squared, cubic)
- physical health
- years after retirement
- years after retirement x human values
- retired x human values