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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

Occupational level

Our Classification

Distribution

Pooled mean and SD in postretirement:
(a) M=0.16, SD=0.36
(b) M=0.33, SD=0.47
(c) M=0.51, SD=0.5

Operationalization

Education level required for the career job.
(a) lower (primary or lower secondary)
(b) middle (middle or higher secondary)
(c) higher (tertiary education)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure

Statistics

Elaboration / Remarks

M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b

b = +.09 ns

Postretirement happiness CHANGE by Preretirement middle occupation level(vs lower).

M-CO-u-mq-v-5-b

b = +.12 p < .05

Postretirement happiness CHANGE by Preretirement higher occupation level(vs lower).

All b controlled for:
Personal characteristics
- preretirement happiness(to capture change)
- time of retirement in survey wave
- age
- gender
- change of health problem
- perceived pension shortfall
Household composition
- partner status
- had children
Preretirement work context
- job satisfaction
- supervisor
- years of retirement
Retirement transition
- reasons for involuntariness
- bridge employment status
- bridge job in the past
- motives for bridge employment

Happiness assessed atAssessed at
T1: 2001
T2: 2006/7
T3: 2011
Most participants retired in this period