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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (2008b): study ZZ 1995

Public
Adults, general public, 98 nations, 2000s
Sample
Respondents
N = 150000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Rule of law
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: Kaufmann 2001, table C5
Operationalization
Perceptions of incidence and costs of crime, the effectiveness and predictability of the judiciary, and the enforceability of contracts.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a r = +.64 Average happiness by Rule of law in 90 nations O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-a rpc = +.20 rpc controlled by purchasing power per head