Study Keith (1985a): study US 1969
- Public
- 58-63 aged unmarried, followed 10 years, USA, 1969-1979
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1398
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Retirement attitudes
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport in 3 questions:
A retirement is a pleasant time of life
B people who don't retire when they're financially able to are foolish
C older workers should retire when they can, so as to give younger people more of a chance on the job
Rated (4) strongly agree to (1) strongly disagree:
Observed Relation with Happiness
Widowed r= +.21 (ns) ß= +.18 (05)
Divorced/Separated r= +.16 (ns) ß= +.17 (05)
Never married r= +.23 (ns) ß= +.20 (05)
ß's controlled for sex, earlier education, age, earlier occupation, earlier happiness, health, income and employment.