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Studies

Beck (1982): study US 1976

Publication

Author(s):
Beck, S.H.
Title:
Adjustment to and Satisfaction with Retirement.
Source:
Journal of Gerontology, 1982, Vol. 37, 616 - 624

Investigation

Public
55-69 aged men, USA, 1976.
Survey name
US-National Longitudinal Survey of Older Men 1976
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 3348
Non Response
30.5%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question

In general, how happy would you say you are these days?
1  very unhappy
2  somewhat unhappy
3  somewhat happy
4 very happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-4-j

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Retired