Study Veenhoven (1984): study ZZ 1974 /1
- Public
- 15+ aged, general public, 14 nations and regions, 1974-1976
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 6563
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Conducted by Gallup bureaus in different countries.
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Degree of 'interest democracy'
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Degree to which the political system leaves room for non-parliamentary articulation of interest; based on the following indicators:
1. influence of 'organized' interest
groups;
2. limitedness of the role of
'institutional interest groups';
3. limitedness of the role of
'ascriptive interest groups';
4. limitedness of the role of
'irregular interest groups'.
Data drawn from Bertrand (1981:162).
Observed Relation with Happiness
democracy
Australia 7.0 12
USA 6.7 10
Canada 7.0 9
Great Britain 6.8 11
France 5.8 9
W-Germany 6.6 10
Italy 5.6 8
Benelux 6.0 10
Scandinavia 7.6 12
Brasil 6.2 5
Mexico 6.2 5
Africa (South
of the Sahara) 4.6 2
India 3.4 3
Japan 5.8 6