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Correlational findings

Study Veenhoven & Kalmijn (2005): study ZZ 1990

Public
Adults, general public, 90 nations, 1990s
Sample
Respondents
N = 90000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Tolerance
Our Classification
Remarks
Source; World Value Surveys 1990-1995, items 51-60
Operationalization
Response to survey questions about the kind of people one would like to have as a neighbour.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-*-sq-t-11-a r = +.50 LEVEL OF HAPPINESS by Tolerance in 79 nations
Level of happiness measured using average score in the country
O-SLW-*-sq-t-11-a r = -.33 INEQUALITY OF HAPPINESS by Tolerance in 79 nations
Inequality of happiness measured using the standard-deviation of happiness
O-SLW-*-sq-t-11-a r = +.50 INEQUALITY-ADJUSTED HAPPINESS by Tolerance in 79 nations
Inequality-adjusted happiness measured using index of mean and standard deviation as proposed by Kalmijn & Veenhoven 2005
O-SLW-*-sq-t-11-a rpc = +.43 rpc controlled for purchasing power per head