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Correlational findings

Study Klitgaard & Fedderke (1995): study ZZ 1975

Public
Adult general public, 22 nations, 1975
Survey name
Multiple surveys pooled
Sample
Respondents
N = 12000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Social Disintegration Factor 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-HV-*-sq-nt-11-b r = -.50 p < .05 AVERAGE happiness by AVERAGE instability in 22 nations 1975