Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy (2014)
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"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys
As discussed in Chapter 4, a number of government surveys include content related to social capital, civic engagement, and social cohesion. In that chapter, the panel recommends a systematic review of the content of, and overlap in, federal surveys in areas related to social capital measurement. The following table provides additional details to Table 4-1 in Chapter 4.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Details of Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of Major U.S. Surveys
| Questionnaire Content | ||||
| Survey | Voting | Other Political Engagement | Volunteering | Charitable Giving |
| CPS | ||||
| CPS Civic Engagement Supplement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CPS Volunteer Supplement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CPS Voting and Registration Supplement | ✓ | |||
| NCVS | ||||
| NHES | ||||
| Civic Involvement | ||||
| ATUS | ✓ generic | |||
| AHS (NSCM) | ✓ contact with local politicians | ✓ generic | ||
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Organizational Membership and/or Participation | Contact with Friends, Family, Neighbors, and Networks | Neighborhood Characteristics/Sense of Community | Trust/Confidence (e.g., in neighbors, government, law enforcement, corporations, schools, media) | Fairness, Polarization, and Integration |
| ✓ union membership | ✓ cohabitation | |||
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ✓ | ✓ | |||
| ✓ perceived safety of neighborhood | ✓ trust in law enforcement | |||
| ✓ religious services, amount of time spent with other people, caring for children/elderly | ||||
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ opinion of neighborhood | ✓ neighbors | ✓ neighborhood cohesion |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Questionnaire Content | ||||
| Survey | Voting | Other Political Engagement | Volunteering | Charitable Giving |
| HRS | ✓ | |||
| NLSY97 | ✓ | ✓ interest in government and public affairs/social activism activities, attendance at meeting or event for a political, environmental, or community group | ✓ volunteer activities | ✓ |
| NLSY79 | ✓ political attitudes | ✓ volunteerism/philanthropy | ✓ recently introduced | |
| NLSY79 Child & Young Adult | ✓ political attitudes and behaviors | ✓ full range | ||
| NLS Sample Adult Core | ✓ | |||
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Organizational Membership and/or Participation | Contact with Friends, Family, Neighbors, and Networks | Neighborhood Characteristics/Sense of Community | Trust/Confidence (e.g., in neighbors, government, law enforcement, corporations, schools, media) | Fairness, Polarization, and Integration |
| ✓ frequency/duration of contact with children, friends, neighbors, care of grandchildren | ✓ safety, cleanliness | ✓ friends, neighbors | ✓ attitudinal | |
| ✓ | ✓ frequency/importance of family events and holidays; frequency of contact between parents, level of friendliness and hostility | ✓ perception of criminal justice system | ✓ opinions on government responsibility | |
| ✓ religious affiliation, frequency of attendance | ✓ attitudinal | |||
| ✓ religious affiliation, frequency of attendance | ✓ extent of neighborhood problems/characteristics | |||
| ✓ | ✓ neighbors | |||
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Questionnaire Content | ||||
| Survey | Voting | Other Political Engagement | Volunteering | Charitable Giving |
| PSID | ✓ | |||
| PSID Disability and Use of Time Supplement | ||||
| PSID Transition into Adulthood Supplement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GSS 2012 | ✓ basic | ✓ extent of political engagement and knowledge, protest involvement | ✓ | ✓ blood donation, money to homeless, charity, issue-based |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Organizational Membership and/or Participation | Contact with Friends, Family, Neighbors, and Networks | Neighborhood Characteristics/Sense of Community | Trust/Confidence (e.g., in neighbors, government, law enforcement, corporations, schools, media) | Fairness, Polarization, and Integration |
| ✓ religion | ||||
| ✓ | ✓ | |||
| ✓ clubs, groups and religion | ✓ characteristics of social network | ✓ perceptions/experiences, belonging | ✓ perceptions and experiences, belonging | |
| ✓ religious affiliation/attendance, union membership, | ✓ neighbors, friends, racial tolerance, look after neighbor’s house, lending, caring for or helping neighbors, job assistance, attendance at artistic events with friends/family | ✓ race, frequency of interactions with neighbors, safety | ✓ trust in others, companies, religion, federal government/agencies, labor unions, press, Supreme Court, congress; use of force by police; health system | ✓ budgetary priorities, role of government in addressing income inequality/living standards, tolerance/intolerance of racial, religious, and political differences, affirmative action/fairness (race/gender), workplace fairness, helping strangers, importance of religious/ethnic customs, educational and health opportunities |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Questionnaire Content | ||||
| Survey | Voting | Other Political Engagement | Volunteering | Charitable Giving |
| ANES pre-election | ✓ | ✓ political engagement with news from TV/Internet/newspaper, social media, blogs | ✓ | |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Organizational Membership and/or Participation | Contact with Friends, Family, Neighbors, and Networks | Neighborhood Characteristics/Sense of Community | Trust/Confidence (e.g., in neighbors, government, law enforcement, corporations, schools, media) | Fairness, Polarization, and Integration |
| ✓ political party, religion | ✓ trust in elected officials, parties, general role of government, other people | ✓ attitudes about political parties/government/economy, polarization, income gap, fairness of political contributions | ||
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Questionnaire Content | ||||
| Survey | Voting | Other Political Engagement | Volunteering | Charitable Giving |
| ANES post-election | ✓ | ✓ engagement with campaign coverage/candidates/speeches; visit candidate’s Website; meeting or rally participation, past protest involvement, signed petitions, social media, contact representatives | ✓ candidates or parties, religious, school, or issue-based donations | |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Organizational Membership and/or Participation | Contact with Friends, Family, Neighbors, and Networks | Neighborhood Characteristics/Sense of Community | Trust/Confidence (e.g., in neighbors, government, law enforcement, corporations, schools, media) | Fairness, Polarization, and Integration |
| ✓ numbers of and names of organizations | ✓ discuss politics w/friends/family, frequency; worked in community, candidate advocacy | ✓ feelings about religious groups, federal government, specific socioeconomic groups, role of security post-9/11, state nullification, role of Supreme Court, government corruption | ✓ most important problem facing country, feelings of patriotism, taxing millionaires, affirmative action, role and size of government, life affected by specific racial/gender groups, views of traditional v. new lifestyles, fairness of voting and press, discrimination v. women, affirmative action, equality, satisfaction with democracy, feel threatened by federal government, bilingual capabilities, feelings/sentiments toward ethnic groups, income inequality, discrimination | |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Questionnaire Content | ||||
| Survey | Voting | Other Political Engagement | Volunteering | Charitable Giving |
| SCCBS 2000 | ✓ | ✓ interest in politics/national affairs, attend rallies/protests, reform movements, online chats/forums, town meetings | ✓ | ✓ donated blood, amount to religious/nonreligious organizations |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Organizational Membership and/or Participation | Contact with Friends, Family, Neighbors, and Networks | Neighborhood Characteristics/Sense of Community | Trust/Confidence (e.g., in neighbors, government, law enforcement, corporations, schools, media) | Fairness, Polarization, and Integration |
| ✓ religious affiliation, attendance, adult/youth sports w/frequency, school service, vets groups, neighborhood associations, social welfare organizations, union, trade associations, fraternal/ethnic organizations, PACS, hobby club, officer status, ethnic/gender makeup | ✓ sense of community/belonging, number of close friends, frequency of group activities, visiting family/friends, socialize with neighbors/coworkers | ✓ sense of community/belonging, frequency of interaction w/neighbors, trustworthiness, satisfaction, civic power, obstacles to involvement, attend community events | ✓ trust in neighbors, coworkers, media, local businesses/police, various races, local/national government | ✓ racial tolerance in marriage/friends |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Questionnaire Content | ||||
| Survey | Voting | Other Political Engagement | Volunteering | Charitable Giving |
| SCCS 2006 | ✓ | ✓ interest in politics/national affairs, attend rallies/protests | ✓ | ✓ donated blood, amount to religious and nonreligious organizations |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Organizational Membership and/or Participation | Contact with Friends, Family, Neighbors, and Networks | Neighborhood Characteristics/Sense of Community | Trust/Confidence (e.g., in neighbors, government, law enforcement, corporations, schools, media) | Fairness, Polarization, and Integration |
| ✓ religious affiliations attendance; adult/youth sports w/frequency; school service; veterans groups; neighborhood associations; social welfare organizations; union/trade associations; fraternal/ethnic organizations; PACS; hobby club | ✓ sense of self with regard to town, “Americanness”, tenure in community/likely to stay; racial makeup of social network; frequency of group activities; visiting family/friends; socialize with neighbors/coworkers | ✓ sense of self with regard to town, “Americanness”, frequency of interaction with neighbors, trustworthiness, satisfaction, civic power, racial tolerance, attend at community events | ✓ trust in neighbors/strangers, coworkers, media, local businesses/police, various races, local/national government, will you be victim of a crime, “hot/cold” questions, ethnic groups/economic status | ✓ budget priorities, Hurricane Katrina-related questions about evacuees, racial tolerance in marriage/friends |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Questionnaire Content | ||||
| Survey | Voting | Other Political Engagement | Volunteering | Charitable Giving |
| Giving & Volunteering in the United States | ✓ | ✓ type/frequency/name of organization; why volunteered?; Internet volunteer; attitudes | ✓ religion, youth development, education, health, human services, animal welfare, environment, adult recreation, arts, social/political organization, political campaign, private company foundations, international aid, friends | |
NOTES: A check in a cell indicates that a particular survey includes content in the identified topic area.
AHS, American Housing Survey, (NCSM, Neighborhood Social Capital Module); ANES, American National Election Studies; ATUS, American Time Use Survey; GSS, General Social Survey; NHES, National Household Education Surveys Program; NCVS, National Crime Victimization Survey; NLSY79, National Longitudinal Surveys [1979 wave]; PSID, Panel Study of Income Dynamics; SCBS, Social Capital Benchmark Survey; SCCS, Social Capital Community Survey.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
| Organizational Membership and/or Participation | Contact with Friends, Family, Neighbors, and Networks | Neighborhood Characteristics/Sense of Community | Trust/Confidence (e.g., in neighbors, government, law enforcement, corporations, schools, media) | Fairness, Polarization, and Integration |
| ✓ religious membership, service organizations | ✓ unorganized volunteering, friends/family/neighbors/strangers; proxy questions for family members | ✓ confidence in charitable organizations, political parties, congress, organization labor, corporations, media, Web, federal/state/local government, religions; general trust | ✓ government responsibility for citizens, government should give to faith-based groups | |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Social Cohesion Content of U.S. Surveys." National Research Council. 2014. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion: Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18831.
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