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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (1999a): study ZZ 1992

Public
Adults, general public, 43 nations, early 1990's
Sample
Respondents
N = 50000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Political and civil rights
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: Karantnycky, A. et al., 1995, Freedom in the World 1994-1995.
Operationalization
Respect for rights is assessed by means of inquiries among experts, which consider legislation and practice on 11 dimensions. Here both civil and political rights are condensed in one sumscore

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a r = +.45 p < .01 Average happiness by political freedom in 47 nations