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Correlational findings

Study Klitgaard & Fedderke (1995): study ZZ 1980

Public
18+ aged general public, 27 nations, 1980
Survey name
EU-EVS
Sample
Respondents
N = 1000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Social DisintegrationFactor 1
Our Classification
Operationalization
a. Coups per year
b. Revolutions per year
c. Consititutional changes per year
d. Gastil index of political rights  (1-7 Scale. Lower is better)
e. Gastil index of civil liberties (1-7 Scale. Lower is better)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = -.59 p < .01 AVERAGE happiness by AVERAGE instability in 27 nations 1990