Title page
Contents
Preface 4
Executive summary 7
I. Introduction 7
II. Defining social cohesion 8
A. A quick overview of social cohesion as a concept 8
B. A multi-dimensional concept 9
C. A multi-level concept 10
D. Context specificity 11
III. Selected frameworks across countries 11
IV. Selected examples of threats to social cohesion 12
A. Economic perspectives 13
B. Socio-cultural perspectives 14
C. Political perspectives 14
V. Implications for National Statistical Offices 15
VI. Conclusion 17
VII. Recommendations for future work 18
VIII. Summary of CES Bureau discussions and conclusion 18
IX. Technical appendix 20
A. Using social surveys to identify dimensions of cohesiveness 20
B. Identifying social cohesion dimensions using factor analysis 20
C. Dimensions of social cohesion, by sex, age group and immigration status 26
Reference 30
Table 1. Select definitions of social cohesion 9
Technical appendix Tables
Table 1A. Identifying social cohesion dimensions using factor analysis 23
Technical appendix Figures
Figure 1A. Mean factor score by sex at birth 27
Figure 2A. Mean factor score by age groups 28
Figure 3A. Mean factor score by immigration status 28