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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (2005): study ZZ 1990

Public
Adults, general public, 67 nations, 1990s
Sample
Respondents
N = 100000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Personal freedom
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: Veenhoven, R. : 2000, Freedom and happiness, in E. Diener and E.M. Suh (eds.) Culture and subjective wellbeing, 2000, pp. 257-288
Operationalization
Index of freedom in personal life involves absence of restrictions to traveling, religion, marriage, sex and suicide, both legal restrictions and public acceptance.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a r = +.61 Happy life years by personal freedom in 45 nations in the 1990s. Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a rpc = +.31 rpc controlled for purchasing power per head.