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 | |