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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (1996c): study ZZ 1990

Public
Adults, general public, 48 nations, around 1990
Sample
Respondents
N = 75000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Combined freedom
Our Classification
Remarks
Number of countries 39
Operationalization
Factor extracted from:
a: political freedom (expert rating)
b: personal freedom (acceptance of homosexuality, suicide and euthanasia)
c: perceived freedom in own life (expert rating)

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a r = +.73 Happy Life Years by Combined perceived freedom Y-LH-l-sq-nt-100-a rpc = +.37 rpc controlled for buying power per capita