Study Sarracino (2008): study ZZ World samples 1990
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, 39 nations, 1990-2001
- Survey name
- INT-WVS: combined waves
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 267870
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Freedom of Choice
- Our Classification
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- Distribution
- M= 6.65, SD=2.44
- Operationalization
- Self report on single question:
How much freedom of choice and control you feel you have over the way your life turns out
1 none at all
:
10 a great deal
Observed Relation with Happiness
OLRC's controlled for:
- socio-demographic aspects:
- age
- gender
- education
- employment
- marital status
- wealth
- income
- subjective health
- relational goods
- time spend in social contacts
- memberships of voluntary organizations
- social capital
- trust in people
- honesty
- positional goods
- social class
- income quintile