Dimension

Indicator

Definition in WVS

Scale

Social Capital

Socap1

Active/Inactive membership: Sport or recreational organization

1) Not a member

2) Inactive member

3) Active member

Socap2

Important in life: friends

1) Not all important

2) Not very important

3) Rather important

4) Very Important

Socap3

Important in life: times leasures

Religions

Rel1

How often to pray

Never, practically never

Less often than once a year

One year

Only on special holy day

Only when attending religious services

Several times each week

Once a day

Several time a day

Rel2

How often do you attend religious services

Never, practically never

Less often

Once a year

Only on special holy day

Once a month

Once a week

More than once a week

Rel3

Important in life: religion

1) Not all important

2) Not very important

3) Rather important

4) Very Important

Rel4

How important is God in your life

Not at all important

Very important

Rel5

Active/Inactive membership: Church or Religious organization

1) Not a member

2) Inactive member

3) Active member

Social Trust

Trust1

How much you trust: Your family

Do not trust at all

Do not trust very much

Trust somewhat

Trust completely

Trust2

How much you trust: Your neighborhood

Trust3

How much you trust: people you know personally

Personality

Perso1

Schwartz: It is important to this person to think up new ideas and be creative;

Not at all like me

Not like me

A little like me

Somewhat like me

Like me

Very much like me

Perso2

Schwartz: It is important to this person to be rich; to have a lot of money and

Perso3

Schwartz: Adventure and taking risks are important to this person; to have an ex

Perso4

Schwartz: Being very successful is important to this person; to have people recognition

Political Activities

Actpo1

Political action: Signing a petition

Would never do

Might do

Have done

Actpo2

Political action: Joining boycotts

Actpo3

Political action: Joining stricks

Actpo4

Political action: attending peaceful demonstration

Fear

Fear1

Worries: A war involving my country

Very much

A great deal

Not much

Not at all

Fear2

Worries: A terrorist attack

Fear3

Worries: A civil war

Security

Secu1

Respondent was victim of a crime during the past year

Yes

No

Secu2

Respondent’s family was victim of a crime during last year

Secu3

In the last 12 month, how often have you or your family: Felt unsafe from crime

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never