Study Latif (2011): study CA 1994
- Public
- 45+ aged adults, Canada, followed 13 years. 1994-2007
- Survey name
- CA National Population Health Survey: pooled waves
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 22040
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
every 2 years
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Retired
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- T1:1994-1995, T7:2006-2007
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- selfreported of not working due to retirement
1 Yes
0 No
Observed Relation with Happiness
- Yes 4.75 4.77 4.79 4.81 4.79 4.76 4.81
- No 4.71 4.76 4.76 4.78 4.74 4.74 4.76
Diff. +.04 +.01 +.03 +.03 +.05 +.02 +.05
- female b = +.03(01)
- age 45-54 b = +.05(ns)
- age 55+ b = +.02(ns)
- female OLRC = +.13(05)
- age 45-54 OLRC = +.13(ns)
- age 55+ OLRC = +.10(05)
- male b-fix = +.04(05)
- female b-fix = +.03(01)
- age 45-54 b-fix = +.05(ns)
- age 55+ b-fix = +.03(01)
Average gain in happiness: 3.6%
LRCD, b, OLRC, b-fix controlled for
- gender
- age, age squared
- marital status
- education level
- health status
- Personal income
- province
- lives in an urban area
- home owner
- female b-IV-F = +.05(01)
- age 45-54 b-IV-F = +.05(ns)
- age 55+ b-IV-F = +.05(01)
Additionally Instrumental Variable used for retirement: discontinuous age specific retirement incentives