Variable: Social Capital

QoG Code: (bti_sc)


Dataset: Bertelsmann Transformation Index

Description:

Social Capital: To what extent have social self-organization and the construction of social capital advanced? This question aims to assess the level of trust between citizens, which fosters cooperation and mutual support for purposes of self-help, rather than primarily to further political objectives.

  1. There is a very low level of trust among the population, and civic self-organization is rudimentary.
  2. There is a fairly low level of trust among the population. The small number of autonomous, self-organized groups, associations and organizations is unevenly distributed or spontaneous and temporary.
  3. There is a fairly high level of trust among the population and a substantial number of autonomous, self-organized groups, associations and organizations.
  4. There is a very high level of trust among the population and a large number of autonomous, self-organized groups, associations and organizations.

Type of variable: Categorical

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Last updated by source: 2022-02-21


Categories:

Civil Society/Population/Culture


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Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 136
Standard time-series: 137


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