Table 1 Social capital dimensions for Kilburn/Blair Athol compared to South Australia and Metropolitan Adelaide
From: Measuring social capital in a known disadvantaged urban community – health policy implications
Kilburn/Blair Athol | South Australia | Metropolitan Adelaide | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | P value | % | P value | |
PERCEPTIONS OF NEIGHBOURHOOD | |||||
A very friendly place to live? 1 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
1,2 (positive) | 59.4 | 73.9 | * | 72.5 | * |
3 | 29.8 | 20.4 | * | 21.5 | * |
4,5 (negative) | 8.8 | 5.2 | * | 5.2 | * |
Safe place to walk around at night? 1 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
1,2 (positive) | 21.8 | 52.2 | * | 49.8 | * |
3 | 26.8 | 23.4 | * | 25.1 | |
4,5 (negative) | 43.1 | 20.0 | * | 20.0 | * |
Does your community have a reputation for being a safe place? 2 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
Yes | 46.2 | 85.8 | 84.4 | ||
No | 37.1 | 8.6 | 9.4 | ||
Don't know/not sure | 16.7 | 5.6 | 6.2 | ||
Do you feel safe in your home? 2 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
All of the time/Most of the time | 85.5 | 96.5 | 96.0 | ||
Some of the time/None of the time | 14.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
LEVEL OF TRUST | |||||
Most people in the area can be trusted? 1 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
1,2 (positive) | 43.1 | 61.1 | * | 59.5 | * |
3 | 32.5 | 24.8 | * | 25.2 | * |
4,5 (negative) | 16.2 | 10.3 | * | 10.3 | * |
Do you think that in this neighbourhood people generally trust one another? 2 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
Yes | 54.1 | 80.0 | 77.6 | ||
No | 27.1 | 10.3 | 11.7 | ||
Don't know/not sure | 18.8 | 9.7 | 10.7 | ||
RECIPROCITY | |||||
Level of help from neighbours if and when it is needed 1 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
Yes – all or most of the time | 59.8 | 68.2 | * | 66.0 | * |
Yes – a fair bit of the time, sometimes | 23.1 | 18.8 | * | 19.1 | * |
No – none of the time | 7.7 | 4.4 | * | 4.7 | * |
No assistance required | 9.3 | 4.3 | * | 5.1 | * |