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Desired direction: Increased average scores on commitment-to-place survey
question.
SECONDARY INDICATORS
Support networks (social capital)
IndicatorA3: Civic cooperation
IndicatorA4: Altruism rates (volunteer rates)
IndicatorA5: Formal group membership
Rationale: Knack and Keefer (1997) indicate that increased civic cooperation,
altruism/volunteer rates, and formal group membership can be considered
measures of social capital.
Data source: A household survey could include questions as follows:
1) To measure perceptions about civic cooperation, Knack and Keefer (1997)
used responses to questions about whether each of several described behaviors
“can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between,” such as
‘cheating on taxes if you have the chance, keeping money that you found, etc’.
They assessed formal group membership by asking survey respondents if they
belonged to any of several types of organizations (religious, social welfare,
cultural, professional etc).
2) Putnam (2001) recommends compiling number of volunteer hours as recorded
by local organizations and reported philanthropy rates (how much money people
give away per year). Since measurement of both of these indicators can be
limiting for First Nations who may have different ways of volunteering and giving
away money than non-native community members, First Nations social capital
can be measured through proxies related to involvement in traditional cultural
activities, as discussed below.
Desired direction: Increasing levels of civic cooperation, volunteer rates, and
group membership.
5.1.2 Physical and mental health
PRIMARY INDICATORS
Mental health performance
Indicator B1: Potential Years of Life Lost Due to Suicide/Homicide (Average per 1,000
population).
Rationale: Suicide and homicide rates are considered by BC Stats to be an
indicator for mental health of a population.
Data source: BC Stats, measured at Local Health Area level.
Desired direction: Decreased potential Years of Life Lost Due to
Suicide/Homicide.
Indicator B2: Teen Pregnancies (Average per 1,000 Women age 15-17).
Rationale: Teen pregnancy rates are considered by BC Stats to be an indicator for
mental health of a population.
Data source: BC Stats, measured at Local Health Area level.
Desired direction: Decreased teen pregnancy rates.
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