Abstract:

The social capital indicators presented in this paper were for the consideration and feedback of participants at the Workshop. The indicators have been developed by creating a question bank which gathered questions relating to social capital from a wide range of surveys conducted internationally. Indicators that reflect behaviour, perception and attitudes of individuals have been selected. The indicators focus on social interactions and are limited to a social perspective using data compiled from the responses of individuals. They are best understood in the context of the ABS Social Capital Framework which is designed to accommodate relationships of individuals, social, economic and institutional groups.