Does tolerance matter? : A study of same-sex unions and well-being in nine European countries

M. Fischer

This study first examines whether there is a well-being gap between same-sex and mixed-sex couples in 9 European countries using representative survey data from the first wave of the Generations and Gender Survey. Results show that a well-being gap between same-sex and mixed-sex couples in only exists when social well-being is considered in relation to countrylevel tolerance. Not only is the well-being gap smaller in tolerant countries but it is reversed