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Studies

Fonseca et al. (2014): study NL 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, Netherland, followed 4 years, 2006-2010
Survey name
SHARE
Sample
Probability multistage stratified area sample
Respondents
N = 6522
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)=0.2%
2: (3+4)=0.5%
3: (5+6)=4.6%
4: (7+8)=68.2%
5: (9+10)=26.6%
Page in publication:
table 1, 2
Observed distribution
Frequencies
1: 0.2%,   2: 0.5%,   3: 4.6%,   4: 68.2%,   5: 26.6%   (total 100.1%)
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:
4.20 9.23
SD:
0.56 0.83

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Retirement Current status: retired or not Household income logarithm Household income Depressive symptoms Scores on symptom inventories