Table 4.
Social engagement items and Cronbach’s α coefficient for each country
| How often in the last 12 months have you … | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 … attended any public meeting in which there was discussion of local or school affairs? | ||||||
| Q2 … met personally with someone you consider to be a community leader? | ||||||
| Q3 … attended any group, club, society, union or organizational meeting? | ||||||
| Q4 … worked with other people in your neighbourhood to fix or improve something? | ||||||
| Q5 … had friends over to your home? | ||||||
| Q6 … been in the home of someone who lives in a different neighbourhood than you do or had them in your home? | ||||||
| Q7 … socialized with co-workers outside of work? | ||||||
| Q8 … attended religious services (not including weddings and funerals)? | ||||||
| Q9 … gotten out of the house/your dwelling to attend social meetings, activities, programs or events or to visit friends or relatives? | ||||||
| China* | Russia* | India | Ghana | South Africa | Mexico | |
| Cronbach’s α | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.72 |
* Cronbach’s alpha coefficient based on 8 items (excluding Q8)