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Integrated Questionnaire for the Measurement of Social Capital
(SC-IQ)
A
questionnaire designed to capture the essence of social capital
as related to development.
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Background |
This
tool is divided into two sections. The first outlines conceptual
understandings of social captial, and sampling, data collection
and analysis issues. The second identifies a set of draft questions
to provide a basis for measuring different dimensions of social
capital.
The SC-IQ is designed for use by researchers, evaluators, and managers
of projects and programs, those conducting poverty assessments or
national social capital surveys, and those developing national poverty
reduction strategies. It is especially designed for incorporation
into other large household surveys, such as the World Bank's Living
Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS). Importantly, this tool is not
for first-time researchers; it presumes a solid grasp of social
research methods in general and survey research tools in particular.
The
discussion and questionnaire material divides social capital into
six broad categories:
- Groups
and Networks
- Trust
and Solidarity
- Collective
Action and Cooperation
- Information
and Communication
- Social
Cohesion and Inclusion
- Empowerment
and Political Action
The
tool is available in both English and Portuguese.
This
document and questionnaire was produced by C. Grootaert, D. Narayan,
M. Woolcock, and V. Nyhan-Jones of the World Bank Social Capital
Thematic Group.
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