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Correlational findings

Study Barnes et al. (1979): study GB 1973

Public
16+ aged, general public, Great Britain, 1973
Sample
Respondents
N = 1483
Non Response
23 %
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Protest Potential
Our Classification
Remarks
See Barnes, Kaase, 1979 Chapter 3 and p. 540-555
Operationalization
Approval and activity in 7 political protest behaviors.(each range 0-7)
* signing petitions
* joining in boycots
* attending lawful demonstrations
* refusing to pay rent or taxes
* joining in wildcat strikes
* occupying buildings
* blocking traffic
The Protest Potential Scale was made from a combination of 2 questions:
A: In each case the response-categories  
   were: (1)strongly approve (2) approve  
   (3) disapprove and (4) strongly  
   disapprove
B: For each of the 7 activities mentioned
   above, respondents were asked wether
   they (1) had done (2) would do,
   (3) might do or(4) would never do
   such a thing

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-ka r = -.08 ns