Study Downie et al. (2007): study ZZ World samples 1995

Public

Adults, general public, 90 nations 1995-2005

Survey name

Pooled surveys

Sample

Respondents

N = 100000

Non Response

Assessment

Multiple assesment methods

Correlate

Authors's Label

Political self-determination

Our Classification

Remarks

Source: Freedom House

Distribution

M=3,32  SD=1,97

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Sum of two indexes:
a: Civil liberties
b: Political rights

Index is on a scale of 1 (low political self-determination) to 7 (high political self-determination)

Observed Relation with Happiness