Study Dingemans & Henkens (2015): study NL 2001
- Public
- 50+ aged, Netherlands, followed before and after retirement, 2001-2011
- Survey name
- NL-NIDI work and retirement panel
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 4419
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
T1: 2001, T2: 2006/7, T3: 2011
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Retirement decision
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- All participants were working in career job at baseline and 60% of sample retired between T1-T2 and 82% of sample retired between T2-T3.
- Distribution
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(0) M=0.18, SD=0.38, n=214
1a: M=0.58, SD=0.49, n=690
1b: M=0.24, SD=0.43, n=285
Among retirees, 29% perceived their retirement to have been forced. - Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport. on question whether the retirement from their career jobs was voluntary or involuntary.
1: retired
a: voluntarily
b: involuntarily
0 Not retired, still working in career job (reference)
Observed Relation with Happiness
All b-fix controlled for T1-T3 CHANGE in:
- age
- living with partner
- health problems
- personal monthly income
Voluntary retirees:
no bridge job (fully retired): b-fix= +.07(ns)
had bridge job: b-fix= +.15(05)
INvoluntary retirees:
no bridge job (fully retired): b-fix= -.16(01)
had bridge job: b-fix= +.05(ns)
All b-fix controlled for T1-T3:
- ageing
- living with partner
- health problems
- personal monthly income
- perceived self-efficacy