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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven (2004b): study ZZ 1995

Public
Adults, general public, 65 nations, 1995 and 1997
Sample
Respondents
N = 90000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Tolerance of minorities
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: World Value Survey items 69-82 (WVS2) and 51-60 (WVS3)
Operationalization
Answer to survey question about the kind of people one does not want to have as neighbors.
Respondents could tick social categories such as
- homosexuals
- foreigners
- single mothers
This list varied across countries.
The average number of categories ticked serves as a measure of tolerance in a country.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a r = +.57 AVERAGE happiness by Tolerance of minorities in 61 nations