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| Scale | Component items | No. Items, response categories | Cronbach’s Alpha | ICC | Origin |
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| Reciprocity | Favors done (a) for or (b) by neighbor) over last 12 months; looked after house or garden; minded or walked pet; Lent household/garden items; listened to their problems; helped with odd jobs; provided a lift or transport; minded a child or other family member | 14 (yes/no) | 0.838 | 0.923 | Modified items [30]
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| Trust | Generally, to what extent do you agree/disagree that you can trust most people: living in your section of your street or block; living in your suburb; generally | 3 (5 point likert*) | 0.611 | 0.803 | Modified items [4, 32]
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| Suburb friendliness | People who live here usually say hello to each other if out walking neighbors are often seen chatting to each other; a stranger moving into this suburb would be made to feel welcome | 3 (5 point likert) | 0.641 | 0.862 | Original |
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| Civic engagement | Involvement in following in suburb in past year: attended local council meeting; voted in local election; contacted council about local issue; contacted member of parliament; signed petition; attended protest or local action meeting; written letter to editor about a local issue; picked up other people’s rubbish; done something about graffiti or vandalism; made a charity donation | 10 (yes, no, not sure) | 0.566 | 0.704 | Modified items [30, 32]
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| Community concern | I am interested in local issues that affect this suburb; if a local park or facility was to be closed down, residents would pull together to do something about it; it is important for people to get involved in their local suburb | 3 (5 point likert) | 0.566 | 0.704 | Original |
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| Feelings of safety | I feel safe in this suburb: walking alone in the daytime; walking alone at night; walking with another person at night; using parks and facilities; in my own home
People in this suburb: generally feel it is a safe place to live | 6 (5 point likert) | 0.774 | 0.879 | Original |
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| Social support | Frequency of feelings regarding loneliness and support: felt lonely; found it hard to get to know people; wished that you had more help or support from other people | 3 (5 point likert) | 0.618 | 0.831 | Original |
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| Incivilities and problems | Physical incivilities: graffiti on public property; graffiti on private property
Vandalism; litter and rubbish | 4 (5 point likert) | 0.739 | 0.757 | Original |
| Upkeep of property: unkempt gardens or houses; vacant or run-down buildings; homes and gardens generally look nice (reverse scored) | 4 (5 point likert) | 0.645 | 0.757 |
| Perceptions of illicit drug use: discarded needles or syringes; drug dealing | 2 (5 point likert) | 0.706 | 0.854 |
| Civil obedience-related problems: traffic speed or volume; inadequate police services; level of crime; pedestrian safety when walking; youth loitering in public places | 5 (5 point likert) | 0.632 | 0.824 |
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| Adequacy of facilities | To what extent agree the following adequately available in suburb: parks and open spaces; places to walk dogs; public places where people can meet; shops; postboxes; community facilities (e.g., community centre, library); childcare; health and medical services; public transport; telephone boxes; schools; recreational facilities; places to eat out or have a drink; things for children (<12 yrs) to do; things for teenagers (12–19 yrs) to do | 15 (5 point likert) | 0.733 | 0.757 | Original |
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| Overall social Capital scale | Formed through factor analysis: composite of trust, concern, reciprocity, civic engagement, support, and friendliness scales plus number of support networks locally item | As per component scales | 0.682 | 0.934 | Composite of modified and original items |
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