Table 3.
Regression models for life satisfaction in 2008 by later life work expectations (1998–2006): U.S. Health and Retirement Study
| Men β (s.e.) |
Women β (s.e.) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 (low expectations for working FT after age 62) | ||
| Intercept | 3.89 (1.18)*** | 5.21 (.51)*** |
| Working full time in 2008a | −.49 (.55) | .28 (.28) |
| Class 2 (neutral expectations for working FT after age 62) | ||
| Intercept | 3.71 (1.16)*** | 4.35 (1.29)*** |
| Working full time in 2008a | −.39 (.29) | −.79 (.52) |
| Class 3 (high expectations for working FT after age 62) | ||
| Intercept | 3.08 (1.17)** | 5.19 (.62)*** |
| Working full time in 2008a | 1.40 (.51)** | .06 (.42) |
| Controls | ||
| Age | .20 (.07)** | −.10 (.15) |
| Whiteb | .30 (.20) | −.26 (.57) |
| Less than high school educationc | −.25 (.27) | .34 (.77) |
| High school educationc | −.41 (.18)* | −.31 (.44) |
| Number of health problems | −.24 (.06)*** | −.24 (.06)*** |
| Separated/divorcedd | −.43 (.30) | −.43 (.30) |
| Widowedd | −.35 (.45) | −.35 (.45) |
| Never marriedd | −.76 (.58) | −.76 (.58) |
| Household income (log transformed) | .15 (.10) | .15 (.10) |
FT full time; s.e. standard error
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001 (two-tailed tests)
aReference group is not working full time in 2008
bReference group is black or other race/ethnicity
cReference group is college degree or higher
dReference group is married