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Correlational findings

Study Cantril (1965): study ZZ 1960

Public
20+ aged general public, 14 countries, ±1960
Survey name
INT-Cantril World Survey
Sample
Respondents
N = 18653
Non Response
-
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face
by native interviewer

Correlate

Authors's Label
Report of national hopes concerning political situation
Our Classification
Operationalization
Content analysis of responses open- ended question on wishes and hopes for the future of one's country. Responses rated as concerning honest, efficient, balanced, democratic or representative, socialistic government; freedom; law and order; national unity; political stability, internal peace and order; etc.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks C-BW-c-sq-l-11-a G = -.05 ns U-shaped curve: moderately happy people being least concerned with politics.