Research Article

Social Isolation of the Stateless and the Destitute: A Study on the Refugee-Camp and the Sullied Slum of Dhaka City

Table 5

Inter-item correlation matrix.

I don’t get invited out by friends as often as I’d really like Most people today rarely feel lonelyReal friends are as easy as ever to find One can always find friends if he shows himself friendly The world in which we live is basically a friendly place There are few dependable ties between people any more People are just naturally friendly and helpfulI don’t get to visit friends as often as I’d really like

Sometimes I feel all alone in the world 0.0290.328−0.0290.1020.132−0.0490.059−0.038
I don’t get invited out by friends as often as I’d really like −0.0550.0020.1640.0570.0440.0460.217
Most people today rarely feel lonely−0.018−0.033−0.0320.0260.056−0.007
Real friends are as easy as ever to find 0.1620.173−0.1200.1980.063
One can always find friends if he shows himself friendly 0.265−0.0530.197−0.105
The world in which we live is basically a friendly place −0.2130.328−0.096
There are few dependable ties between people any more −0.1710.146
People are just naturally friendly and helpful−0.056

Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
Source: survey data.