Table 1.
Descriptive statistics: cantonal population density and mean big five scores.
| Canton | N | Population | A | C | E | N | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density (2010) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Aargau | 705 | 438 | 6.78 (1.48) | 7.39 (1.49) | 6.86 (1.79) | 3.39 (1.68) | 6.24 (1.89) |
| Appenzell inner rhodes | 12 | 91 | 7.33 (1.69) | 7.86 (1.3) | 7.84 (1.92) | 2.63 (1.41) | 6.33(1.78) |
| Appenzell outer rhodes | 66 | 218 | 6.93 (1.5) | 7.29 (1.41) | 6.77 (1.91) | 3.59 (1.72) | 6.13 (2.04) |
| Basel-landschaft | 138 | 530 | 6.95 (1.48) | 7.54 (1.57) | 6.8 (1.93) | 3.39 (1.67) | 6.59 (2.2) |
| Basel-stadt | 289 | 4,999 | 6.78 (1.42) | 7.36 (1.54) | 6.78 (1.79) | 3.5 (1.79) | 6.43 (1.94) |
| Bern | 1,001 | 168 | 6.98 (1.35) | 7.46 (1.44) | 6.87 (1.82) | 3.46 (1.67) | 6.18 (1.86) |
| Fribourg | 289 | 175 | 6.77 (1.48) | 7.44 (1.68) | 6.19 (1.96) | 3.65 (1.67) | 6.29 (1.75) |
| Geneva | 313 | 1,862 | 6.58 (1.32) | 7.15 (1.46) | 5.87 (1.66) | 3.85 (1.77) | 6.56 (1.63) |
| Glarus | 39 | 57 | 7.23 (1.41) | 7.88 (1.49) | 7.59 (1.84) | 3.15 (1.91) | 6.33 (1.93) |
| Grisons | 160 | 27 | 6.98 (1.49) | 7.5 (1.45) | 6.85 (1.81) | 3.47 (1.87) | 6.33 (1.95) |
| Jura | 21 | 84 | 6.76 (1.27) | 7.48 (1.87) | 6.29 (2.23) | 3.71 (1.86) | 6.36 (2.25) |
| Lucerne | 435 | 264 | 7.07 (1.31) | 7.41 (1.49) | 6.9 (1.76) | 3.47 (1.65) | 6.24 (1.94) |
| Neuchâtel | 386 | 240 | 6.64 (1.36) | 7.26 (1.59) | 5.96 (1.98) | 3.69 (1.88) | 6.18 (1.77) |
| Nidwalden | 37 | 170 | 7.22 (1.33) | 7.65 (1.26) | 7.46 (1.59) | 3 (1.62) | 6.29 (1.58) |
| Obwalden | 31 | 74 | 6.9 (1.26) | 7.45 (1.57) | 7.02 (1.32) | 3.35 (1.64) | 5.59 (1.69) |
| Schaffhausen | 71 | 256 | 7.12 (1.35) | 7.52 (1.39) | 7.29 (1.76) | 3.14 (1.69) | 6.46 (2.03) |
| Schwyz | 128 | 172 | 6.58 (1.38) | 7.41 (1.59) | 7.19 (1.6) | 3.36 (1.73) | 6.23 (1.97) |
| Solothurn | 288 | 323 | 6.85 (1.48) | 7.51 (1.43) | 6.89 (1.8) | 3.57 (1.78) | 6.15 (1.89) |
| St. Gallen | 428 | 245 | 6.93 (1.42) | 7.62 (1.48) | 7.08 (1.73) | 3.21 (1.74) | 6.29 (1.73) |
| Thurgovia | 185 | 288 | 6.98 (1.38) | 7.51(1.57) | 7.12 (1.95) | 3.35 (1.73) | 5.98 (1.97) |
| Ticino | 250 | 122 | 6.59 (1.61) | 6.78 (1.79) | 5.66 (1.68) | 3.87 (1.86) | 6.34 (1.81) |
| Uri | 18 | 34 | 7.17 (1.2) | 7.75 (1.47) | 6.78 (1.79) | 3.61 (1.84) | 6.39 (2.07) |
| Vaud | 776 | 253 | 6.54 (1.49) | 7.21 (1.67) | 5.91 (1.84) | 3.75 (1.75) | 6.46 (1.74) |
| Valais | 259 | 60 | 6.92 (1.39) | 7.61 (1.51) | 6.32 (2.03) | 3.77 (1.7) | 6.18 (1.83) |
| Zug | 87 | 546 | 6.69 (1.35) | 7.33 (1.43) | 6.79 (1.86) | 3.57 (1.63) | 6.48 (1.75) |
| Zurich | 1,355 | 827 | 6.87 (1.39) | 7.3 (1.43) | 6.89 (1.82) | 3.43 (1.63) | 6.29(1.94) |
A, Agreeableness; C, Conscientiousness; E, Extraversion; N, Neuroticism; O, Openness to experience.