Table 6 The effect of retirement on joint and separate leisure: simultaneous-equation estimates, instrumenting retirement of both partners with the age ≥ 60 dummies; no other controls except age functions. Sample excluding couples in which the woman is a “housewife”
His retirement | Her retirement | ||
His age 60 and above | 0.347*** | 0.160*** | |
(0.042) | (0.052) | ||
Her age 60 and above | 0.081** | 0.338*** | |
(0.042) | (0.052) | ||
Mean retirement (age 55–59) | 0.353 | 0.221 | |
Outcome definition a, same leisure activity, same time interval, with family | |||
His separate leisure | Her separate leisure | Joint leisure | |
He retired | 205.65** | −65.78 | −73.93 |
(100.59) | (86.05) | (67.04) | |
She retired | −147.51 | 178.89** | 118.77* |
(94.62) | (80.95) | (63.07) | |
Mean leisure (at age 55–59) | 274.71 | 197.05 | 142.94 |
Outcome definition b, same leisure activity, same time interval, same place | |||
His separate leisure | Her separate leisure | Joint leisure | |
He retired | 242.68** | −28.76 | −110.96 |
(94.52) | (78.03) | (74.59) | |
She retired | −165.21* | 161.19** | 136.47* |
(88.92) | (73.40) | (70.17) | |
Mean leisure (at age 55–59) | 227.5 | 150.29 | 190.15 |
Outcome definition c, same leisure activity, same time interval | |||
His separate leisure | Her separate leisure | Joint leisure | |
He retired | 221.66** | −49.77 | −89.94 |
(93.03) | (74.73) | (76.52) | |
She retired | −169.65** | 156.75** | 140.91** |
(87.52) | (70.30) | (71.98) | |
Mean leisure (at age 55–59) | 243.97 | 166.76 | 173.68 |
Outcome definition d, any leisure activity, same time interval, same place | |||
His separate leisure | Her separate leisure | Joint leisure | |
He retired | 252.10** | −19.35 | −120.37 |
(90.09) | (65.99) | (81.60) | |
She retired | −217.71** | 108.69* | 188.98** |
(84.75) | (62.08) | (76.77) | |
Mean leisure (at age 55–59) | 206.76 | 129.56 | 210.88 |