Fonseca et al. (2014): study GR 2006
Publication
- Author(s):
- Fonseca, R.; Kapteyn, A.; Lee, J.
- Title:
- Does Retirement Make you Happy? A Simultaneous Equations Approach.
- Source:
- Michigan Retirement Research Center, Working Paper, 2014, No. 310, 1 - 31 Michigan, USA
Investigation
- Public
- 50+ aged, Greece, followed 4 years, 2006-2010
- Survey name
- SHARE
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 4395
- Non Response
- Assessment
-
Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
face-to face computed assisted personal interview
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question:
Please think about your life as a whole. How satisfied are you with it?
5 completely satisfied
4 very satisfied
3 somewhat satisfied
2 not very satisfied
1 not at all satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLW-u-sq-v-5-bb
- Author's label:
- Life satisfaction
- Remarks:
- Original measure: O-SLu-u-sq-n-11-c
Author recorded
1: (0+1+2)=1.0%
2: (3+4)=2.6%
3: (5+6)=25.3%
4: (7+8)=56.7%
5: (9+10)=14.4% - Page in publication:
- table 1, 2
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 1%, 2: 2.6%, 3: 25.3%, 4: 56.7%, 5: 14.4% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.81 8.42
- SD:
- 0.74 1.64