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Studies

Stull (1988): study US 1975

Publication

Author(s):
Stull, D.E.
Title:
A Dyadic Approach to Predicting Well-Being in Later Life.
Source:
Research on Aging, 1988, Vol.10, 81 - 101

Investigation

Public
58-63 aged married, followed 2 years, USA, 1975-1979
Survey name
US-CPS multiple waves
Sample
Probability stratified sample
Respondents
N = 300
Non Response
50.9%
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
T1: pre-retirment in 1975 or 1977 T2: post-retirement in 1977 or 1999

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taken all together, how would you say things are these days?   Would you say that you are....?
3  very happy
2  pretty happy
1  not too happy
Classification:
O-HL-c-sq-v-3-aa

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Husbands occupation Occupation of spouse
Characteristics of current occupation
Household income Later level of income
Household income
Own health Relative health Joint leisure activities Shared activities of partners Contacts with adult children Frequency of intimate contacts
Frequency of contacts with children
Later frequency of contacts with children
Wives' employment Later (un)employment
Current employment status
Employment of spouse
Contacts with siblings Later family of relatives
Contacts with siblings (in adulthood)
Frequency of intimate contacts
Spouse happiness Happiness of spouse
Later happiness of spouse
R square Summed socio-demographic + health + social ties