Study Buttel et al. (1977): study US Wisconsin 1974

Public

18+ aged, general public, Winconsin, USA, 1974

Sample

Respondents

N = 548

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label

Political cynism

Our Classification

Operationalization

4-item index. The respondents were asked whether they agreed to the following statements:
1. The world is run by the few people
   in power, and there is not much the
   little guy can do about it.
2. Big business has too much power.
3. A poor man doesn't stand a fair
   change in the law courts.
4. The democracy is limited in the USA
   because of the special privileges
   enjoyed by business and industry.

Observed Relation with Happiness