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Correlational findings

Study Ponomarenko (2019): study ZZ EU 12 2006

Public
50-70 aged, 12 European countries, followed 5 years into retirement, 2006/07-2011/12
Survey name
SHARE
Sample
Respondents
N = 2163
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Household income
Our Classification
Remarks
PPP: purchasing power parity Assessed at: T1:Before retirement (2006/07) T2:After retirement (2011/12)
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Sum of all individual net incomes in the household, including benefits, rent and assets.
The value are in its logarithmised, equivalised and ppp-adjusted version.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-c b = + ns CORRELATION BEFORE and AFTER RETIREMENT
T1:Before retirement  b = +.02 (ns)
T2:After retirement   b = +.05 (ns)
- Difference              -.03

b controlled for
- employment status
- chronic condition
- household wealth
- living with partner
- male
- education
- country
O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-c b = -.02 ns T1-T2 CHANGE in happiness by T1-T2 CHANGE in household income

b controlled for
- T1 employment status
- T1-T2 CHANGE in chronic condition
- T1-T2 CHANGE in household wealth
- T1-T2 CHANGE in became not living with partner

b similar when only T1 unemployment is controled

b similar when additionally controled for interaction with nation