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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
Education
Our Classification
Remarks
ISCED 97: the revised International Standard Classification of Education in 1997 Assessed at: T1:Before retirement (2006/07) T2:After retirement (2011/12)
Distribution
N: 2=560, 1=874, 0=901
Related specification variables
Operationalization
selfreported and recoded according to ISCED 97
2 High: first and second stage tertiary
1 Medium: upper secondary, post-secondary
0 Low: no education, primary, lower secondary (reference)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-c b = +/- Medium education (vs low education)

T1:Before retirement  b = +.20 (10)
T2:After retirement   b = -.05 (ns)
- Difference              +.25 O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-c b = + ns High education   (vs low education)

T1:Before retirement  b = +.18 (ns)
T2:After retirement   b = +.01 (ns)
- Difference              +.17

b controlled for
- employment status
- chronic condition
- household wealth
- household income
- living with partner
- male
- country