Virshub & Coombs (1993): study US Los Angeles County, California 1988
Publication
- Author(s):
- Virshub, B.; Coombs, R.H.
- Title:
- Physicians' Adjustment to Retirement.
- Source:
- The Journal of Western Medicine, 1993, Vol. 158, 142 - 144
Investigation
- Public:
- Retired physicians, Los Angeles County, 198?
- Survey name:
- Unnamed study
- Sample:
- Probability simple random sample
- Respondents:
- N = 161
- Non Response:
- 32.35%
- Assessment:
-
Multiple asesment methods
questionnaire (mail) + recorded interviews + shortened questionnaire
Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings
- Full text:
-
Self report on single question
.. happy .. (full text not reported)
4 wonderful
3 happy
2 ok
1 unhappy - Classification:
- O-H?-?-sq-v-4-e
- Remarks:
- Full responses only (N=99)
Late partial responders (N= 66) M = 2.80 - Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 7%, 2: 15%, 3: 55%, 4: 23% (total 100%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.94
- SD:
- 0.81