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Barfield, Richard E.; Morgan, James N. – Gerontologist, 1978
A national personal interview survey, repeating the core questions asked 10 years earlier on retirement plans, finds the previously recorded "age effect" to be apparently neither an age nor a cohort effect. Indeed, the new data point toward a "period of history" effect dominating changes in plans to retire early. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Early Retirement, Life Style, Research Projects

Barfield, Richard E.; Morgan, James N. – Gerontologist, 1978
A national personal interview survey, repeating some questions asked eight-10 years earlier on post-retirement experiences, finds current retirees somewhat less satisfied with life after retirement than ones interviewed in the 1960s. Dissatisfaction with retirement experience continues to be associated with health problems and to some extent low…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Health Needs, Low Income Groups, Older Adults