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. 2006 Feb;60(2):116–122. doi: 10.1136/jech.2005.038281

Table 1 Pearson correlation coefficient matrix for community level social capital indicators (n = 40 communities)†.

Formal bond Trust own Formal bridge Informal bridge Diversity
Formal bond 1.00 0.60* −0.55* −0.62* −0.04
Trust own 1.00 −0.61* −0.67* −0.03
Formal bridge 1.00 0.56* 0.24
Informal bridge 1.00 0.42*
Diversity 1.00

*Significant at a level of 0.05. †All variables represent community level continuous measures aggregated from individual level data (see Methods for a detailed description). Formal bond, formal bonding social capital; trust own, trust in members of one's racial/ethnic group; formal bridge, formal bridging social capital; informal bridge, informal bridging social capital; diversity, diversity of friendships.

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