Retirement history longitudinal survey, 1979

This data collection represents part of a longitudinal study of the nature of retirement and of the transition to a retirement lifestyle. Data on the retirees or their surviving spouses include: level of educational attainment, present health condition, current employment status, work history, industry and occupational classification, wages, retirement plans, attitudes toward retirement, pension benefits, insurance coverage, contacts with relatives, living expenses, assets, debts, income, and basic demographic information. The data for the 1979 wave are contained in one file. There are 7,352 records of which 1,082 represent interviews with surviving spouses of the original respondents.