Table 1

Social capital dimensions for Kilburn/Blair Athol compared to South Australia and Metropolitan Adelaide

Kilburn/Blair Athol
 South Australia
 Metropolitan Adelaide

%
 %
 P value
 %
 P value
PERCEPTIONS OF NEIGHBOURHOOD




A very friendly place to live?1

<0.001
<0.001
1,2 (positive)
 59.4
 73.9
 *
 72.5
 *
3
 29.8
 20.4
 *
 21.5
 *
4,5 (negative)
 8.8
 5.2
 *
 5.2
 *
Safe place to walk around at night?1

<0.001
<0.001
1,2 (positive)
 21.8
 52.2
 *
 49.8
 *
3
 26.8
 23.4
 *
 25.1
4,5 (negative)
 43.1
 20.0
 *
 20.0
 *
Does your community have a reputation for being a safe place?2

<0.001
<0.001
Yes
 46.2
 85.8
84.4
No
 37.1
 8.6
9.4
Don't know/not sure
 16.7
 5.6
6.2
Do you feel safe in your home?2

<0.001
<0.001
All of the time/Most of the time
 85.5
 96.5
96.0
Some of the time/None of the time
 14.5
 3.4
3.8
LEVEL OF TRUST




Most people in the area can be trusted?1

<0.001
<0.001
1,2 (positive)
 43.1
 61.1
 *
 59.5
 *
3
 32.5
 24.8
 *
 25.2
 *
4,5 (negative)
 16.2
 10.3
 *
 10.3
 *
Do you think that in this neighbourhood people generally trust one another?2

<0.001
<0.001
Yes
 54.1
 80.0
77.6
No
 27.1
 10.3
11.7
Don't know/not sure
 18.8
 9.7
10.7
RECIPROCITY




Level of help from neighbours if and when it is needed 1

<0.001
<0.001
Yes – all or most of the time
 59.8
 68.2
 *
 66.0
 *
Yes – a fair bit of the time, sometimes
 23.1
 18.8
 *
 19.1
 *
No – none of the time
 7.7
 4.4
 *
 4.7
 *
No assistance required
 9.3
 4.3
 *
 5.1
 *

* denotes the category was statistically significantly different compared with KBA using adjusted standardized residuals greater than 2.0 and less than -2.0 (χ2 test)

1 – Kilburn Blair Athol survey compared to the HOS 2001, 18+ years only (face-to-face survey)

2 – Kilburn Blair Athol survey compared to HM Survey 2002, 18+ years (CATI survey)

Taylor et al. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2006 3:2   doi:10.1186/1743-8462-3-2