Study Inglehart et al. (2008): study ZZ 1981
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, 52 nations, 1981-2007
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 72000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- (Change in) Sense of free choice
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Data: World Values Surveys. 52 nations involved in at least two waves between 1981 and 2007, AT LEAST 10 YEARS APART. Cases weighted for number of years between first and last survey; so countries for which the full 26-year time series was available have 2,6 times the weight of countries with a 10-year series. T1 = first survey T2 = last survey
- Distribution
- Not reported
- Operationalization
- Self-report on single question:
To what extent do you feel you have free choice and control over your life?
1: not at all
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10: a great deal
Observed Relation with Happiness
Change in happiness measured controling T2 by T1
B further controlled for:
-T1 GDP per capita
-T1 democracy
-T1 religiosity
-T1 national pride
-T1 tolerance of outgroups
Change in happiness and sense of choice measured controling T2 by T1
- GDP per capita
- democracy
- religiosity
- national pride
- tolerance of outgroups
(N=42)
Change in happiness and sense of choice measured controling T2 by T1
- GDP per capita
- democracy
- religiosity
- national pride
- tolerance of outgroiups
Change in happiness and sense of choice measured controling T2 by T1
- GDP per capita
- democracy
- religiosity
- national pride
- tolerance of outgroups