Middletown Area Study, 1997

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RETIRSAT ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE RETIRED: How would you describe your satisfaction with retirement in general?   1) Not at all satisfied   2) Not too satisfied   4) Somewhat satisfied   5) Very satisfied

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not at all satisfied	3	3.2%	3.2%	-3.11
Not too satisfied	8	8.5%	11.7%	-2.15
Somewhat satisfied	36	38.3%	50%	-.22
Very satisfied	47	50%	100%	.74

Variable Comparisons

Sex Marital status Education Place of birth Race Age Household income Religious preference

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Not at all satisfied	2.3% 1	4.0% 2	3.2% 3
Not too satisfied	2.3% 1	14.0% 7	8.5% 8
Somewhat satisfied	43.2% 19	34.0% 17	38.3% 36
Very satisfied	52.3% 23	48.0% 24	50.0% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 44	100.0% 50	94

Marital status (I-MARSTA)

	Married	Widowed	Separated	Divorced	Never been married	TOTAL
Not at all satisfied	1.8% 1	3.6% 1	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	20.0% 1	3.2% 3
Not too satisfied	3.6% 2	17.9% 5	0.00% 0	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	8.5% 8
Somewhat satisfied	34.5% 19	39.3% 11	0.00% 0	50.0% 3	60.0% 3	38.3% 36
Very satisfied	60.0% 33	39.3% 11	0.00% 0	33.3% 2	20.0% 1	50.0% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 28	100.0% 0	100.0% 6	100.0% 5	94

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than High School	High School graduate	Some college./Trade school	College graduate	Graduate or Professional degree	TOTAL
Not at all satisfied	0.0% 0	3.9% 2	9.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.3% 3
Not too satisfied	10.0% 2	7.8% 4	18.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.7% 8
Somewhat satisfied	45.0% 9	37.3% 19	36.4% 4	33.3% 3	0.0% 0	38.0% 35
Very satisfied	45.0% 9	51.0% 26	36.4% 4	66.7% 6	100.0% 1	50.0% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 20	100.0% 51	100.0% 11	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	92

Place of birth (I-WBORN)

	Delaware county	Other county in Indiana	Outside of Indiana	TOTAL
Not at all satisfied	2.6% 1	3.3% 1	3.8% 1	3.2% 3
Not too satisfied	7.9% 3	10.0% 3	7.7% 2	8.5% 8
Somewhat satisfied	47.4% 18	33.3% 10	30.8% 8	38.3% 36
Very satisfied	42.1% 16	53.3% 16	57.7% 15	50.0% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 38	100.0% 30	100.0% 26	94

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Not at all satisfied	3.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.2% 3
Not too satisfied	8.0% 7	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	8.6% 8
Somewhat satisfied	36.8% 32	66.7% 2	33.3% 1	37.6% 35
Very satisfied	51.7% 45	0.0% 0	66.7% 2	50.5% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 87	100.0% 3	100.0% 3	93

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 21	21-34	35-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Not at all satisfied	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 1	3.3% 2	3.2% 3
Not too satisfied	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	7.4% 2	10.0% 6	8.5% 8
Somewhat satisfied	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	50.0% 3	29.6% 8	41.7% 25	38.3% 36
Very satisfied	100.0% 1	0.00% 0	50.0% 3	59.3% 16	45.0% 27	50.0% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 1	100.0% 0	100.0% 6	100.0% 27	100.0% 60	94

Household income (I-INCOME)

	LT $10K	LT $30K	LT $50K	LT $100K	100K+	TOTAL
Not at all satisfied	5.7% 2	0.0% 0	7.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.9% 3
Not too satisfied	17.1% 6	8.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.4% 8
Somewhat satisfied	42.9% 15	33.3% 8	38.5% 5	33.3% 1	50.0% 1	39.0% 30
Very satisfied	34.3% 12	58.3% 14	53.8% 7	66.7% 2	50.0% 1	46.8% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 35	100.0% 24	100.0% 13	100.0% 3	100.0% 2	77

Religious preference (I-RELIG)

	Catholic	Protestant	Christian	Other	None	TOTAL
Not at all satisfied	0.0% 0	2.0% 1	4.3% 1	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	3.2% 3
Not too satisfied	0.0% 0	6.0% 3	13.0% 3	0.0% 0	20.0% 2	8.6% 8
Somewhat satisfied	50.0% 3	42.0% 21	30.4% 7	50.0% 2	20.0% 2	37.6% 35
Very satisfied	50.0% 3	50.0% 25	52.2% 12	50.0% 2	50.0% 5	50.5% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 6	100.0% 50	100.0% 23	100.0% 4	100.0% 10	93