title: The relationship between education and levels of trust and tolerance in Europe.
abstract: In this article we explore the relationship between education and levels of trust and tolerance in Europe. More specifically we assess whether the relationship between years of schooling and the extent to which individuals trust others in their communities and are tolerant towards immigrants varies across European countries and attempt to identify possible sources of these variations. Findings based on data from the first three rounds of the European Social Survey indicate that the association between education and levels of trust and tolerance varies significantly across countries and that a major source of this variation lies in the way in which individuals react to the level of diversity in the country where they live.
authors.affiliation: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris and Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics and Political Science. francesca.borgonovi@oecd.org
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Borgonovi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012929:Psychological Distance; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012922:Social Change; D012944:Social Support; D035502:Trust