Release

Social capital in the UK: April 2020 to March 2021

Release date: 24 May 2022 9:30am

Summary

How the UK fared in the four domains of social capital – personal relationships, social network support, civic engagement, and trust and cooperative norms – during April 2020 to March 2021. Sub-population breakdowns by sex, age, ethnicity, disability status, religious status, National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC), urban and rural area, and ITL1 regions are included for the first time in the accompanying data tables. Data come from the Community Life Survey, the Understanding Society: UK Household Longitudinal Study, the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales, and the Crime Survey for England and Wales.

Publications

  • Social capital in the UK: April 2020 to March 2021

    How the UK fared in the four domains of social capital - personal relationships, social network support, civic engagement, and trust and cooperative norms - during April 2020 to March 2021. Sub-population breakdowns by sex, age, ethnicity, disability status, religious status, National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC), urban and rural area, and ITL1 regions are included for the first time in the accompanying data tables.

Data

  • Social capital headline indicators

    Current headline indicators for social capital in the UK. It includes the latest data for each indicator with time series and an assessment of change to track change over time.

Contact details

Name

Ida Sadlowska and Eleanor Rees

Email

qualityoflife@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 1633 455455