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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven & Kalmijn (2005): study ZZ 1990

Public
Adults, general public, 90 nations, 1990s
Sample
Respondents
N = 90000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Respect of civil rights
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: Karantnycky, A. et al., 2000, Freedom in the World 1994-2000
Operationalization
Index of suppression of civil rights

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-*-sq-t-11-a r = +.54 LEVEL OF HAPPINESS by Respect of civil rights in 88 nations
Level of happiness measured using average score in the country O-SLW-*-sq-t-11-a r = -.44 INEQUALITY OF HAPPINESS by Respect of civil rights in 88 nations
Inequality of happiness measured using the standard-deviation of happiness O-SLW-*-sq-t-11-a r = +.54 INEQUALITY-ADJUSTED HAPPINESS by Respect of civil rights in 88 nations
Inequality-adjusted happiness measured using index of mean and standard deviation as proposed by Kalmijn & Veenhoven 2005 O-SLW-*-sq-t-11-a rpc = +.21 rpc controlled for purchasing power per head