Retirement: Causes and ConsequencesResearch study of health, income and social adjustment after retirement in the USA - describes the applied research methods; analyses factors of social status, etc., affecting attitudes of retired older people; considers early retirement and return to work of retired workers; compares consequences of voluntary vs. Compulsory retirement, etc. References, tables. |
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adjustment analyses anomie antilogged baseline blacks chapter coefficients compared compulsory reasons consequences of retirement data sets definitions of retirement demographic DSLS Duke University DWRS early retirement economic level effects of retirement examined explained variance Extra-work interests final wave food stamps formal organizations fully retired gender differences Gerontology groups Health factor health limitations important included income adequacy independent variables indicate job characteristics Journal of Gerontology labor force less logistic regression mandatory retirement marital status married measures of retirement ment nonworking retired number of hours objective retirement occupational status ordinary least squares outcomes Palmore participation pension persons poor health poorer positive Poverty ratio predicting retirement predictors of retirement preretirement PSID R2 Increase reasons for retirement respondents retirees and nonretirees Retirement attitude Retirement Variable sample satisfaction self-employed significant predictors Social Security socioeconomic status subjective well-being Table tested but found tion tirement Total R2 variance explained women