Study Bjornskov et al. (2010): study ZZ 1981
- Public:
- 18+ aged, general public, 55 nations, 1981-2004
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 135000
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's label
- Gastil Index
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Index capturing the existence of political rights and civil liberties; lower scores mean better protection of rights and liberties.
Observed Relation with Happiness
B's controlled for
-average membership of voluntary organizations
-social trust
-belief in god
-divorce rate
-unemployment rate
-post-communism
-openness to trade
-investment price level
-regional and period dummies