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Correlational findings

Study Ott (2020): study ZZ 2005

Public
15+ aged, general public, 156 nations, 2005-2019
Survey name
INT-Gallup World Poll combined waves
Sample
Respondents
N = 1849000
Non Response
Assessment
Face-to-face + Telephone

Correlate

Authors's Label
Democratic Quality of Government
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: Kaufmann, Kraay, Mastruzzi; World Bank. Data found in: World Happiness Report 2020: Page 16,17; Table 2.1 + Data; +Technical Box 1.
Operationalization
Governance consists of the traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised.  This includes the process by which governments are selected, monitored and replaced; the capacity of the government to effectively formulate and implement sound policies; and the respect of citizens and the state for the institutions that govern economic and social interactions among them.

Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI):
1-Voice and Accountability
2-Political Stability and the Absence of Violence
3-Government Effectiveness
4-Regulatory Quality
5-Rule of Law
6-Control of Corruption

1 + 2 = Democratic Quality of Governance
3,4,5 + 6 = Delivery or Technical Quality of Governance

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-n-11-c r = +.62 p < .01 AVERAGE happiness by Democratic Quality of Government in 156 nations (1+2).