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Social Capital Over Time and Across Generations: A Data-Driven Learning Guide
Interpretation & Summary
Think about your answers to the application questions before you click through to the interpretation guide for help in answering them.
What percentage of 18-34 year olds voted in 1972? In 2004? Which age group was most likely to vote in 1972? In 2004?
Has the percentage of respondents who said "never" changed between 1972 and 2004? What percentage of respondents answered "once a week or more" in 2004 compared to 1972? Are these results consistent across age groups?
Has the average number of memberships in groups or organizations increased or decreased between 1974 and 2004? Which age group shows the most change?
Are there significant differences in how much people socialize with relatives, neighbors and friends in 2004 compared to 1974?
What percentage of respondents said that most people can be trusted in 1972? In 2004? Which age group seems to have experienced the greatest change in the level of trust between 1972 and 2004?
Do there appear to be generational differences in volunteerism?
CITATION: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. Social Capital Over Time and Across Generations: A Data-Driven Learning Guide. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-04-16. Doi:10.3886/socialcapital
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