Fonseca et al. (2014): study ZZ EU 11 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, 12 nations, followed 4 years, 2006/08-2010
- Survey name
- SHARE
- Sample
- Probability stratified sample
- Respondents
- N = 120775
- 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)=0.8%
2: (3+4)=2.4%
3: (5+6)=17.6%
4: (7+8)=49.2%
5: (9+10)= 29.9% - Page in publication:
- Table 1, 2
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 0.8%, 2: 2.4%, 3: 17.6%, 4: 49.2%, 5: 29.9% (total 99.9%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 4.05 8.73
- SD:
- 0.80 1.54