Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire

The idea of social capital has enjoyed a remarkable rise to prominence in both the theoretical and applied social science literature over the last decade. While lively debate has accompanied that journey, thereby helping to advance our thinking and...

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Main Authors: Grootaert, Grootaert, Narayan, Deepa, Nyhan Jones, Veronica, Woolcock, Michael
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Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3050371/measuring-social-capital-integrated-questionnaire
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topic SOCIAL CAPITAL & LIVING STANDARDS
SOCIAL CAPITAL QUALITATIVE SURVEY
SOCIAL CAPITAL IMPACTS
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS
QUALITATIVE FIELD BASED ASSESSMENTS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDIES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DIVERSIFICATION
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS
DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL GROUPS
DATA GATHERING
SAMPLING
TRUST
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COOPERATION
SOCIAL COHESIVENESS
SOCIAL INCLUSION
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
COMMUNICATION
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ASSESSMENT TOOL
BASELINE DATA
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
COMMUNITY ASSETS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
COUNTRY LEVEL
COUNTRY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC GROUP
ECONOMIC INFORMATION
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK
ETHNIC DIVERSITY
EXTERNAL EXPERTS
FIELD TEAMS
FIELD WORK
FOCUS GROUPS
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME COUNTRIES
INFORMAL NETWORKS
INSURANCE
INTERMEDIARIES
INTERVIEW TIME
LESSONS LEARNED
LIVING STANDARDS
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT SURVEY
LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
LOCAL LANGUAGES
LOCAL LEVEL
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
LOW INCOME
LSMS
MEASURING SOCIAL CAPITAL
MULTIVARIATE MODELS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OUTCOME VARIABLES
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL PARTIES
POOR COMMUNITIES
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY GROUP
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
POVERTY SURVEYS
PROJECT EVALUATION
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITATIVE METHODS
QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES
QUANTITATIVE DATA
RECIPROCITY
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES
RESEARCH METHODS
RESEARCH TOOLS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
SAM
SAMPLE SIZE
SECTOR WORK
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL CAPITAL ASSESSMENT TOOL
SOCIAL CAPITAL DATA
SOCIAL CAPITAL INITIATIVE
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SOCIAL DIMENSIONS
SOCIAL GROUPS
SOCIAL INTERACTION
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
SOCIAL RELATIONS
SOCIAL RESEARCH
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle SOCIAL CAPITAL & LIVING STANDARDS
SOCIAL CAPITAL QUALITATIVE SURVEY
SOCIAL CAPITAL IMPACTS
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS
QUALITATIVE FIELD BASED ASSESSMENTS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDIES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DIVERSIFICATION
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS
DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL GROUPS
DATA GATHERING
SAMPLING
TRUST
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COOPERATION
SOCIAL COHESIVENESS
SOCIAL INCLUSION
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
COMMUNICATION
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ASSESSMENT TOOL
BASELINE DATA
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
COMMUNITY ASSETS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
COUNTRY LEVEL
COUNTRY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC GROUP
ECONOMIC INFORMATION
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK
ETHNIC DIVERSITY
EXTERNAL EXPERTS
FIELD TEAMS
FIELD WORK
FOCUS GROUPS
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME COUNTRIES
INFORMAL NETWORKS
INSURANCE
INTERMEDIARIES
INTERVIEW TIME
LESSONS LEARNED
LIVING STANDARDS
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT SURVEY
LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
LOCAL LANGUAGES
LOCAL LEVEL
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
LOW INCOME
LSMS
MEASURING SOCIAL CAPITAL
MULTIVARIATE MODELS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OUTCOME VARIABLES
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL PARTIES
POOR COMMUNITIES
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY GROUP
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
POVERTY SURVEYS
PROJECT EVALUATION
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITATIVE METHODS
QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES
QUANTITATIVE DATA
RECIPROCITY
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES
RESEARCH METHODS
RESEARCH TOOLS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
SAM
SAMPLE SIZE
SECTOR WORK
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL CAPITAL ASSESSMENT TOOL
SOCIAL CAPITAL DATA
SOCIAL CAPITAL INITIATIVE
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SOCIAL DIMENSIONS
SOCIAL GROUPS
SOCIAL INTERACTION
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
SOCIAL RELATIONS
SOCIAL RESEARCH
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Grootaert, Grootaert
Narayan, Deepa
Nyhan Jones, Veronica
Woolcock, Michael
Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire
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Europe and Central Asia
relation World Bank Working Paper;No. 18
description The idea of social capital has enjoyed a remarkable rise to prominence in both the theoretical and applied social science literature over the last decade. While lively debate has accompanied that journey, thereby helping to advance our thinking and to clarify areas of agreement and disagreement, much still remains to be done. One approach that we hope can help bring further advances for both scholars and practitioners is the provision of a set of empirical tools for measuring social capital. The purpose of this paper is to introduce such a tool-the Integrated Questionnaire for the Measurement of Social Capital (SC-IQ)-with a focus on applications in developing countries. The tool aims to generate quantitative data on various dimensions of social capital as part of a larger household survey (such as the Living Standards Measurement Survey or a household income/expenditure survey). Specifically, six dimensions are considered: groups and networks; trust and solidarity; collective action and cooperation; information and communication; social cohesion and inclusion; empowerment and political action. The paper addresses sampling and data collection issues for implementing the SC-IQ and provides guidance for the use and analysis of data. The tool has been pilot-tested in Albania and Nigeria and a review of lessons learned is presented.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Grootaert, Grootaert
Narayan, Deepa
Nyhan Jones, Veronica
Woolcock, Michael
author_facet Grootaert, Grootaert
Narayan, Deepa
Nyhan Jones, Veronica
Woolcock, Michael
author_sort Grootaert, Grootaert
title Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire
title_short Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire
title_full Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire
title_fullStr Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire
title_full_unstemmed Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire
title_sort measuring social capital : an integrated questionnaire
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3050371/measuring-social-capital-integrated-questionnaire
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15033
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spelling okr-10986-150332021-04-23T14:03:12Z Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire Grootaert, Grootaert Narayan, Deepa Nyhan Jones, Veronica Woolcock, Michael SOCIAL CAPITAL & LIVING STANDARDS SOCIAL CAPITAL QUALITATIVE SURVEY SOCIAL CAPITAL IMPACTS QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUALITATIVE FIELD BASED ASSESSMENTS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDIES HOUSEHOLD INCOME DIVERSIFICATION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL GROUPS DATA GATHERING SAMPLING TRUST COLLECTIVE ACTION COOPERATION SOCIAL COHESIVENESS SOCIAL INCLUSION INFORMATION DISSEMINATION COMMUNICATION POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ACCESS TO INFORMATION ASSESSMENT TOOL BASELINE DATA COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES COMMUNITY ASSETS COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROUP ECONOMIC INFORMATION ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK ETHNIC DIVERSITY EXTERNAL EXPERTS FIELD TEAMS FIELD WORK FOCUS GROUPS HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME COUNTRIES INFORMAL NETWORKS INSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES INTERVIEW TIME LESSONS LEARNED LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT SURVEY LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS LOCAL LANGUAGES LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LOW INCOME LSMS MEASURING SOCIAL CAPITAL MULTIVARIATE MODELS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OUTCOME VARIABLES PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL PARTIES POOR COMMUNITIES POOR COUNTRIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GROUP POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY SURVEYS PROJECT EVALUATION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES QUANTITATIVE DATA RECIPROCITY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH TOOLS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAM SAMPLE SIZE SECTOR WORK SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CAPITAL ASSESSMENT TOOL SOCIAL CAPITAL DATA SOCIAL CAPITAL INITIATIVE SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SOCIAL DIMENSIONS SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL INTERACTION SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS SOCIAL RELATIONS SOCIAL RESEARCH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The idea of social capital has enjoyed a remarkable rise to prominence in both the theoretical and applied social science literature over the last decade. While lively debate has accompanied that journey, thereby helping to advance our thinking and to clarify areas of agreement and disagreement, much still remains to be done. One approach that we hope can help bring further advances for both scholars and practitioners is the provision of a set of empirical tools for measuring social capital. The purpose of this paper is to introduce such a tool-the Integrated Questionnaire for the Measurement of Social Capital (SC-IQ)-with a focus on applications in developing countries. The tool aims to generate quantitative data on various dimensions of social capital as part of a larger household survey (such as the Living Standards Measurement Survey or a household income/expenditure survey). Specifically, six dimensions are considered: groups and networks; trust and solidarity; collective action and cooperation; information and communication; social cohesion and inclusion; empowerment and political action. The paper addresses sampling and data collection issues for implementing the SC-IQ and provides guidance for the use and analysis of data. The tool has been pilot-tested in Albania and Nigeria and a review of lessons learned is presented. 2013-08-12T20:44:37Z 2013-08-12T20:44:37Z 2004 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3050371/measuring-social-capital-integrated-questionnaire 0-8213-5661-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15033 English en_US World Bank Working Paper;No. 18 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Africa Europe and Central Asia