Latif (2011): study CA 1994

Publication

Author(s):

Latif, E.

Title:

The Impact of Retirement on Psychological well-being in Canada.

Source:

The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2011, Vol. 40, 373 - 380

Investigation

Public

45+ aged adults, Canada, followed 13 years. 1994-2007

Survey name

CA National Population Health Survey: pooled waves

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 22040

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
every 2 years

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question:

… happy in life .. (full text not reported)
5  happy in life
4  somewhat happy
3  somewhat unhappy
2  very unhappy
1  so unhappy

Classification:

O-HL-?-sq-v-5-d

Author's label:

Psychological well-being

Remarks:

M between 4.71-4.81

Page in publication:

375

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Retired Change to retirement: stopped working
Current status: retired or not Age Current age (in years)
Change age Gender Sex: male (vs female) Marital status Married (vs never married)
Never married (vs widowed)
Never married (vs divorced) Education level Level of school-education Health status Global health self-rating Income Personal income Live in urban area Rural dwelling (vs urban) Own a home House owned or rented Province Region in Canada Survey year Actual changes in happiness
Change age