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Social capital I: measurement and associations with economic mobility

Social capital I: measurement and associations with economic mobility

Stefan
Open Dataset
Creators: Chetty, Raj; Jackson, Mathew O.; Kuchler, Theresa; Stroebel, Johannes; Hiller, Abigail; Oppenheemer, Sarah
Publication Date: 2022
Creators: Chetty, Raj; Jackson, Mathew O.; Kuchler, Theresa; Stroebel, Johannes; Hiller, Abigail; Oppenheemer, Sarah
Social capital – the strength of our relationships and communities – has been shown to play an important role in outcomes ranging from income to health. This dataset provides a detailed analysis of social capital across various U.S. communities, focusing on its impact on economic mobility. Using privacy-protected data on 21 billion friendships from Facebook, we measure three types of social capital in each neighborhood, high school, and college in the United States:

  • Cohesiveness: the degree to which social networks are fragmented into cliques
  • Economic connectedness: the degree to which low-income and high-income people are friends with each other
  • Civic engagement: rates of volunteering and participation in community organizations

The dataset is approximately 8 MB in size and structured into different geographical levels, including ZIP codes, high schools, and colleges across the United States. Each entry details the three key measures of social capital—economic connectedness, cohesiveness, and civic engagement—allowing for targeted analysis at various community levels.

 

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