Study Veenhoven (1984): study ZZ EU 9 1975

Public

15+ aged, general public, EU 9 member states, Western Europe, 1975

Sample

Respondents

N = 12996

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
Structured interview

Correlate

Authors's Label

Liberal democracy

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

Degree to which the political reality in the various countries matched the ideal of a parliamentary democracy, based on the following indicators:
1.  the constitutional status of the
    regime;
2.  separation between legislative and
    executive powers;
3.  freedom of press;
4.  freedom of opposition;
5.  free elections;
6.  representativeness of the regime;
7.  absence of bans on any political
    party;
8.  existence of a multi party system;
9.  actual interest articulation by
    political parties;
10. actual interest integration in the
    parliament;
11. legislative influence of the
    parliament;
12. dominance of the political leader
    in the country;
13. relative dominance of the biggest
    party;
14. possibilities of opposition and
    coalitions;
15. absence of restrictions for
    minority groups.
Data drawn from Bertand (1981:162).

Observed Relation with Happiness