Study Dingemans & Henkens (2014): study NL 2001
- Public
- 50-64 aged, Netherlands, followed before and after retirement, 2001-2011
- Survey name
- NL-NIDI work and retirement panel
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 1248
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Health change
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Assessed at T1: 2001 T2: 2006/7 T3: 2011 Most participants retired in this period
- Distribution
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Pooled mean and SD in postretirement:
(a) M=0.58, SD=0.5
(b) M=0.17, SD=0.38
(c) M=0.09, SD=0.29
(d) M=0.14, SD=0.35 - Operationalization
- selfreport on single question in pre- and post-retirement:
Do you currently have to deal with chronic health problems ?
1: yes
0: no
Categorized into 4 category:
(a) no health problem at all (reference group)
(b) continue dealing with health problems
(c) health status to more negative
(d) health status to more positive
Observed Relation with Happiness
All b controlled for:
Personal characteristics
- preretirement happiness(to capture change)
- time of retirement in survey wave
- age
- gender
- perceived pension shortfall
Household composition
- partner status
- had children
Preretirement work context
- job satisfaction
- supervisor
- occupation level
- years of retirement
Retirement transition
- reasons for involuntariness
- bridge employment status
- bridge job in the past
- motives for bridge employment