| Variable | Measurement | Era | SPSS code | N | Source |
| Opportunity to choose | Economic + political + personal
freedom Computation: mean of z-scores. No missing cases accepted |
1989-94 | ChoiceOpportunity_1990 | 46 | FEC4+FPOL+FPERS |
| 1999 | ChoiceOppurtunity_1999 | 72 | fe_fs590s+fpol300+fpers90s | ||
| Capacity to choose | Information + inclination (education + individualist values) | 1968-92 | ChoiceCapacity2_1990 | 51 | Mean z: EDSUM92+ VA-INDIV1 |
| Opportunity + capacity to choose | 1990-94 | ChoiceOppoCapa_1990 | 52 | Mean: FOPPO90 + FCAN290 |
1. Estimates of value-individualism added: 0,5: N-Ireland (between Britain and Ireland), 0: Iceland, -1,0: Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia (based on average of Eastern Europe). Estimate of education added: 0: East-Germany.
| Related variables: | Related topics: Economic freedom free press Private freedom Perceived freedom Democracy Individualism |
Related themes: Freedom |
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Keywords added: Autonomy, Liberty, Independence, Self-determination, Emancipation