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Phone: Retirement
For more information on the Retirement Attitudes Module see Appendix Q - Cor935. OVERVIEW All respondents were asked if they considered themselves completely, partly, or not at all retired. For those who had retired, the month and year of retirement were ascertained. Respondents who had not retired were asked when they planned on retiring and whether their spouse would retire at that time. Fifty percent of the respondents (conditioned on the RETFLAG) were asked about their current or expected post-retirement living standards, and about their post-retirement relationship with their spouse. BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS AT012RE-AT021RE Retirement experience / outlook on retirement
at012re: We are interested in what people think about retirement, whether they themselves are retired or not. At this time do you consider yourself partly retired, completely retired, or not retired at all?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b100
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 14 | 6 | 20 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 8 | 24 | 32 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 2 | 3 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 4 | 6 |
1 | COMPLETELY RETIRED | 1047 | 888 | 1935 |
2 | PARTLY RETIRED | 448 | 339 | 787 |
3 | NOT RETIRED AT ALL | 288 | 819 | 1107 |
at013re: At what age do you plan to stop working completely?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b130, h_b110
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 14 | 6 | 20 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 9 | 25 | 34 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 2 | 3 |
-2 | 1056 | 916 | 1972 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 169 | 252 | 421 |
1 | NEVER | 249 | 185 | 434 |
50 - 62 | 19 | 197 | 216 | |
63 - 65 | 36 | 282 | 318 | |
66 - 69 | 80 | 126 | 206 | |
70 - 75 | 151 | 80 | 231 | |
77 - 97 | 24 | 11 | 35 |
at014re: Do you expect your husband/wife to retire at about the same time that you do?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b150, h_b130, gretflag
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 14 | 6 | 20 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 39 | 49 | 88 |
-3 | REFUSED | 2 | 1 | 3 |
-2 | 1307 | 1448 | 2755 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 34 | 24 | 58 |
1 | YES | 187 | 189 | 376 |
2 | NO | 225 | 365 | 590 |
at015re: When you and your husband/wife are both retired, do you expect your living standards to increase a lot, increase somewhat, stay about the same as now, decline somewhat, or decline a lot?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b160, h_b100, h_b130, h_emp1, gretflag, retflag
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 14 | 6 | 20 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 14 | 19 | 33 |
-3 | REFUSED | 2 | 2 | 4 |
-2 | 1418 | 1463 | 2881 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 4 | 6 |
1 | INCREASE A LOT | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2 | INCREASE SOMEWHAT | 21 | 17 | 38 |
3 | STAY ABOUT THE SAME AS NOW | 242 | 363 | 605 |
4 | DECLINE SOMEWHAT | 78 | 174 | 252 |
5 | DECLINE A LOT | 11 | 33 | 44 |
at016re: How much had you discussed retirement with your husband/wife? A lot, some, a little, or hardly at all?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b170, h_b160, h_b130, retflag
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 14 | 6 | 20 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 9 | 14 | 23 |
-2 | 1395 | 1715 | 3110 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1 | A LOT | 241 | 207 | 448 |
2 | SOME | 84 | 80 | 164 |
3 | A LITTLE | 30 | 24 | 54 |
4 | HARDLY AT ALL | 34 | 34 | 68 |
at017re: In what month and year did you completely/partly retire?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b110_a, h_b100
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 14 | 6 | 20 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 9 | 25 | 34 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 6 | 7 |
-2 | 291 | 825 | 1116 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 135 | 196 | 331 |
1 | January | 195 | 119 | 314 |
2 | February | 85 | 59 | 144 |
3 | March | 89 | 63 | 152 |
4 | April | 107 | 60 | 167 |
5 | May | 112 | 97 | 209 |
6 | June | 196 | 200 | 396 |
7 | July | 142 | 84 | 226 |
8 | August | 77 | 73 | 150 |
9 | September | 86 | 87 | 173 |
10 | October | 89 | 55 | 144 |
11 | November | 66 | 51 | 117 |
12 | December | 114 | 76 | 190 |
at018re: Year of retirement
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b110_b, h_b100
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 14 | 6 | 20 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 9 | 24 | 33 |
-3 | REFUSED | 0 | 6 | 6 |
-2 | 291 | 825 | 1116 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 12 | 63 | 75 |
1958 - 1994 | 332 | 200 | 532 | |
1995 - 1998 | 417 | 226 | 643 | |
1999 - 2000 | 315 | 241 | 556 | |
2001 - 2002 | 255 | 284 | 539 | |
2003 - 2005 | 163 | 207 | 370 |
at019re: Century-month of retirement
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b110_a, h_b110_b, h_b100
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 14 | 6 | 20 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-3 | REFUSED | 0 | 6 | 6 |
-2 | 299 | 849 | 1148 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 12 | 63 | 75 |
704 - 1140 | 332 | 199 | 531 | |
1141 - 1182 | 348 | 199 | 547 | |
1183 - 1206 | 330 | 225 | 555 | |
1207 - 1231 | 279 | 273 | 552 | |
1232 - 1266 | 193 | 261 | 454 |
at020re: Thinking about your retirement years compared to the years just before you retired, would you say that your living standards are better, about the same, or not as good?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b190, h_b100, h_b120, h_emp1, gretflag, retflag
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 14 | 6 | 20 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 0 | 1 | 1 |
-3 | REFUSED | 0 | 1 | 1 |
-2 | 1427 | 1762 | 3189 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | BETTER | 95 | 64 | 159 |
2 | ABOUT THE SAME | 237 | 226 | 463 |
3 | NOT AS GOOD | 35 | 21 | 56 |
at021re: Thinking about your retirement years compared to the years just before you retired, would you say that your relationship with your husband/wife has been better, about the same, or not as good?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b199, h_b100, h_b120, h_emp1, gretflag, retflag
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 14 | 6 | 20 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 2 | 3 |
-2 | 1427 | 1762 | 3189 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 8 | 4 | 12 |
1 | BETTER | 112 | 100 | 212 |
2 | ABOUT THE SAME | 237 | 198 | 435 |
3 | NOT AS GOOD | 9 | 10 | 19 |