Communities and neighbourhoods

Predictors of community cohesion: multi-level modelling of the 2005 Citizenship Survey

Published	4 February 2008
Type(s)	Reports and summaries, Research and statistics
Site	Communities and neighbourhoods
Product code	07CFU04691
Price	Free

Summary

Using the 2005 Citizenship Survey to examine the socio-demographic and attitudinal predictors of community cohesion in England, both at the individual and community levels, this study shows that:

Both individual and community-level factors influence cohesion
Ethnic diversity is, in most cases, positively associated with community cohesion while disadvantage erodes cohesion
Crime and fear of crime strongly undermine cohesion
Empowerment is important
Volunteering leads to more positive views on cohesion
Vulnerable groups have more negative perceptions of cohesion
The predictors of cohesion vary across ethnic groups

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