Albertans have a lower opinion of the level of humanity in society than the rest of the country, according to a new survey.
The Humanity Index is a world-first attempt to measure the humanity of a population. Designed by Pierre Côté, creator of the Relative Happiness Index, in collaboration with market research company Léger, Canadians were surveyed on how they think 14 different domains shape society.
Côté said he was motivated to create the index to quantify the overall well-being of humanity and establish a baseline measure that researchers can return to.
“We talk about humanity without exactly knowing what it is. We don’t know where we have to start when we talk humanity. So the first measure, it’s a way to establish the base standard,” he said.
Whether evaluating generosity, democracy, truth, or engagement, a clear disparity in Canadians’ responses emerged. Survey results showed there is a significant gap …