| Study | Goudy et al. (1975): study US 1964 |
| Title | The Work-Satisfaction, Retirement-Attitude Typology: Profile Examination. |
| Source | Experimental Aging Research, 1975, Vol. 1, 267 - 279 |
| Public | 50+, employed, male, USA 1964 |
| Sample | Probability stratified sample |
| Non-Response | |
| Respondents N = | 1868 |
| Correlate | |
| Author's label | Work-retirement attitudinal types |
| Our classification | Attitudes to retirement, code R12ag |
| Operationalization | Self report using several questions for positive or negative attitudes toward work and retirement a: +W, +R b: +W, -R c: -W, +R d: -W, -R |
| Observed distribution | N = a: 403, b: 508, c: 428, d:529 |
| Remarks | Authors note that relatively more respondents were aged 65 and over for category B (+W,-R), while relatively more respondents were aged 50-54 for category C (-W,+R). |
| Observed Relation with Happiness | ||
| Happiness Measure | Statistics | Elaboration/Remarks |
| M-CO-h-sq-v-4-a | D%= | %happy (very well vs. fairly well/not very well/not well at all): a:73% b: 68% c: 41% d: 35% |
| M-CO-h-sq-v-4-a | BMCT= p < .05 | d,c |
| Code | Full Text |
| M-CO-h-sq-v-4-a | Selfreport on single question: How do you feel things have worked out for you generally? 4 very well 3 fairly well 2 not very well 1 not at all well |
| Symbol | Explanation |
| BMCT | BONFERRONI's MULTIPLE COMPARISON TEST Type: statistical procedure Measurement level: Correlate: nominal, Happiness: metric Meaning: if the correlate is measured at c levels, the c mean happiness values can be ranked from low to high. A multiple comparison procedure judges for each of the ½c(c-1) pairs whether or not they differ significantly. A convenient way to represent the results is by ranking the c means and by underlining them in such a way that means which have a common underlining do NOT differ significantly. When added by us, this test is performed at the 95% confidence level for all the differences together. |
| D% | DIFFERENCE in PERCENTAGES Type: descriptive statistic only. Measurement level: Correlate level: dichotomous, but nominal or ordinal theoretically possible as well. Happiness level: dichotomous Range: [-100; +100] Meaning: the difference of the percentages happy people at two correlate levels. |