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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (1993b): study ZZ 1980 /2

Public
Adults, general public, 31 nations, circa 1980
Sample
Respondents
N = 40000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Political democracy
Our Classification
Remarks
Source:Estes, R., The Social Progress of Nations, 1984 p. 175-187
Operationalization
Index of Political Participation involving independence of the country, presence and functioning of a parliamentary system and limitation of military influence.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HV-*-sq-nt-11-b r = +.58 p < .01 Average happiness by democracy in 24 nations