Study VanHemert et al. (2002a): study ZZ 1974
- Public
- Adults, general public, 30 countries, 1974-1999
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 44098
- Non Response
- not reported
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Political Rights and Democracy
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Sources: a. Humana (1986) b. Freedom House, data 1984-1985. c. Vanhanen (1997, data 1980)
- Operationalization
- Combination of four variables:
a. Humana Rights Index
b. -Index for Political Rights and
Civil Liberties
c. Index of Democratization with two
indicators:
-Competition (% smaller parties in
votes) and
-Participation (% of population who
voted in this election
One-factor solution, eigenvalue 33,3, explaining 83,2% of variance.