DeGroof & Elchardus (2003): study BE Flanders 2002
Publication
- Author(s):
- DeGroof, S.; Elchardus, M.
- Title:
- Onderzoek naar de Effecten van Langdurige Pensionering. Deelrapport 1: Welzijn. (Investigation to the Effects of Long-Term Retirement. Section 1: Welfare).
- Source:
- Free University Brussels, Research Group TOR, Report 2003/13, Brussels, Belgium
Investigation
- Public
- 75 aged, Flanders, 2002
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Probability stratified sample
- Respondents
- N = 1460
- Non Response
- 40%
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Taking all together and comparing with your happiest and unhappiest periods in life, how are you doing?
Answers rated on a graph:
-5 | unhappiest period
-4 |
-3 |
-2 |
-1 |
0 | -----------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
+1 | T1 T2 T3 T4
+2 |
+3 |
+4 |
+5 | happiest period
T1: Before retirement
T2: At the moment of retirement
T3: A years after retirement
T4: the last two weeks
Name: ACSA (Anamnestic Comparative Self Assessment)
Retrospections and current assessment plotted in a time graph. Only recent rating taken as happiness - Classification:
- O-BW-c-sq-lg-11-b
- Author's label:
- Subjective Wellbeing
- Page in publication:
- 4, 13
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.6%, 2: 0.6%, 3: 3.3%, 4: 5.1%, 5: 9.6%, 6: 5.8%, 7: 6.3%, 8: 34.1%, 9: 19.9%, 10: 6.6%, 11: 8.1% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 6.66 6.66
- SD:
- 2.09 2.09