Tall people are happier, better educated

[Evo]

I found out where this person got his information, from an unverified Gallup poll. It was not a study where the people had any information verified...

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I found out where this person got his information, from an unverified Gallup poll. It was not a study where the people had any information verified...

Source? Note that pollsters have pretty effective techniques for determining accuracy. This may have been taken into account.

 

[Cyrus]

I found out where this person got his information, from an unverified Gallup poll. It was not a study where the people had any information verified...

That's not true, I'm better than turbo ref [1]:

[1] http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090729/us_time/08599191325600

 

[Evo]

Source? Note that pollsters have pretty effective techniques for determining accuracy. This may have been taken into account.

You should know by now I always make sure I have already read what I am referring to.

http://www.princeton.edu/~deaton/downloads/life_at_the_top_benefits_of_height_final_june_2009.pdf

 

[Ivan Seeking]

That's not true, I'm better than turbo ref [1]:

Btw, I'm ten-feet tall and have muscles like iron. I step on you little man.

 

[Pythagorean]

I went to NEBR since that's who the article references. I found this, written in 2006, published in 2008:

http://www.nber.org/papers/w12466

and the same authors in 2009 (as above paper, different then Evo's Princeton authors):

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14007

here's some comments about the paper by Lester Picker:

http://www.nber.org/digest/jan09/w14007.html

In general, you can try this in google to target nber's site:

taller people site:nber.org

 

[turbo]

Man, it's not just fragrances you're sensitive to...

Perhaps you need some sensitivity training. Is there even a chance in your little world that you might consider that another person might actually suffer from an affliction that you can't understand? Very sad.

 

[Cyrus]

Perhaps you need some sensitivity training. Is there even a chance in your little world that you might consider that another person might actually suffer from an affliction that you can't understand? Very sad.

Actually, I was pretty shocked at how defensive your post was on a mere article that Evo posted. You practically provided your entire resume to show your own worth because of what a yahoo! news article said.....

The entire point was that the article is stupid, but I think that one flew over your head (Pun intended).

To be clear: we're joking in this thread.

Now go, "Ha-Ha-HA-HA-HA-HAHA-Giggle-HAhAHA", say something about how I'm tall and stupid and relax.

 

[maverick_starstrider]

I'm pretty tall and I have a kinda shtick that I do. Whenever someone says "You're tall can you grab that for me, it's closer for you", I say "You're short, can you tie my shoes for me? It's closer for you". I'm joking of course. I laugh and then I grab whatever they wanted.

 

[marlon]

Does anyone here think that there is any truth to his claim that "tall people are better educated"?

No but beautiful people tend to be more successful in professional life

marlon

 

[marlon]

Actually, I was pretty shocked at how defensive your post was on a mere article that Evo posted. You practically provided your entire resume to show your own worth because of what a yahoo! news article said.....

The entire point was that the article is stupid, but I think that one flew over your head (Pun intended).

To be clear: we're joking in this thread.

Now go, "Ha-Ha-HA-HA-HA-HAHA-Giggle-HAhAHA", say something about how I'm tall and stupid and relax.

If you continue to post such harsh comments, you will get banned...permanently...
and i am taller than you ...
and better educated

marlon

 

[Cyrus]

If you continue to post such harsh comments, you will get banned...permanently...
and i am taller than you ...
and better educated

marlon

Pull the string, MARLON.

Edit: PUSH. PUSH the string.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I'm pretty tall and I have a kinda shtick that I do. Whenever someone says "You're tall can you grab that for me, it's closer for you", I say "You're short, can you tie my shoes for me? It's closer for you".

I using that one on Tsu the next time she asks me to grab something for her.

 

[Kurdt]

If you continue to post such harsh comments, you will get banned...permanently...
and i am taller than you ...
and better educated

marlon

Pull the string, MARLON.

No bickering you two.

 

[Moonbear]

I've read accounts by several different journalists that the happiest people are alway the very poorest. They are always smiling, which is rarely the case for richer people. I think they attributed it to the fact that rich people spend most of their time worrying about things, while the poor people enjoy a simple stress free life.

Having spent a considerable amount of time visiting somewhat poor people I would generally agree that being rich does not lead to much happiness. However, there is a limit. I'm now in a country where abject poverty truly exists for a lot of the population, and I don't see very many smiling faces among those people. They are very stoic, but not really happy.

Though, being at the shorter end of the spectrum (5'2"), I think it's a bunch of hooey about tall people being happier. For one, they have a lot more back pain. Perhaps they smile more, but that's probably because they've been knocked senseless so many times when walking under tree branches and lower doorways that they aren't quite all there anymore. I'm happy, I'm well educated, I'm short...that's what step ladders are for!

 

[mathematicsma]

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.

Causation, correlation, who knows? there are so many factors involved, the metrics are messy. I'm skeptical of pretty much everything. It's possible, but I'm not going to waste time thinking about it.

 

[thorium1010]

A lot of geniuses in history were short (ex : einstien). Top two billionare buffet and bill gates are pretty short (i think). Are NBA players (on extreme end of spectrum) the happiest in life? Well it seems with better nutrition and later generations height increases .(son is taller than the father). its hard to see a correlation between height and success or education. Its like asking do blue eyed people have better eyesight than brown or green eyes ?.

 

[Chi Meson]

When does "tall" start? I'm 6-feet plus 1/4 of an inch, so I usually say 6'0" but then people assume that I'm 5' 11-3/4" and tell me to stand with the short people, which is fine because then around them I'm "tall" and they have to give me money.

 

[reese92tsi]

Does anyone here think that there is any truth to his claim that "tall people are better educated"?

I think there is a significant correlation between height and skull/brain size.

 

[Astronuc]

Does anyone here think that there is any truth to his claim that "tall people are better educated"?

or happier?

No. It's an individual matter.

 

[Evo]

I think there is a significant correlation between height and skull/brain size.

You haven't seen Giada De Laurentiis.

It's brain folding that is most significant.

 

[radou]

I don't have the time to read the whole thread, but an interesting question arises: even if this was true (of course, "true" under certain "statistical" circumstances), what good does such research do and what's the point? It's definitely a crappy and non-useful dead end in research.

 

[Char. Limit]

A lot of geniuses in history were short (ex : einstien). Top two billionare buffet and bill gates are pretty short (i think). Are NBA players (on extreme end of spectrum) the happiest in life? Well it seems with better nutrition and later generations height increases .(son is taller than the father). its hard to see a correlation between height and success or education. Its like asking do blue eyed people have better eyesight than brown or green eyes ?.

Actually, eye color and eyesight are closer together than height and education...

If this is true, why are nerds typically portrayed as short?

 

[Kurdt]

What i have heard in the past is that tall people tend to be favoured by employers in roles of leadership. Thats what might explain why this study presents the results it does. It's more an indication of social prejudices than anything else.

 

[thorium1010]

Actually, eye color and eyesight are closer together than ...

Are you sure ? I don't get it . As far i know there is no correlation between eyesight and color of iris.

If this is true, why are nerds typically portrayed as short?

All that energy is used in the brain (nerds) and very little for height

 

[nismaratwork]

Actually, eye color and eyesight are closer together than height and education...

If this is true, why are nerds typically portrayed as short?

For the same reason that big and tall people are portrayed as dumb and bumbling... stereotypes made by idiots who don't really grasp the material, so to speak. Besides, an average nerd doesn't stand out in your mind the way a tiny nerd does... it's a bit like cold-reading yourself.

 

[Alex_Sanders]

I've read accounts by several different journalists that the happiest people are alway the very poorest. They are always smiling, which is rarely the case for richer people. I think they attributed it to the fact that rich people spend most of their time worrying about things, while the poor people enjoy a simple stress free life.

Hmmm... so it may be best for me to sell everything for cash and go berserk in vegas.

 

[DBTS]

I am 5'10" and a few centimeters tall, however, I do not care too much about money. I am happy though with the occasional bad days. I just feel money is not the sole purpose of life in general so I do not exactly live for it like others live to make money.

If you have made a purpose for yourself and do what you love, you will be happier. I do not find the, "being tall, thus happy vs. being short, thus unhappy" substantive enough to take note. Just some guy's "opinion".

 

[lisab]

I am 5'10" and a few centimeters tall, however, I do not care too much about money. I am happy though with the occasional bad days. I just feel money is not the sole purpose of life in general so I do not exactly live for it like others live to make money.

If you have made a purpose for yourself and do what you love, you will be happier. I do not find the, "being tall, thus happy vs. being short, thus unhappy" substantive enough to take note. Just some guy's "opinion".

Does that mean you're 5'11" or so ?

 

[Evo]

What is funny about the article is that the guy is an economist. Not a scientist, not an academecian. I wonder if the only thing this guy has going for him is height?