ABSTRACT
This chapter examines one dimension of social capital in Singapore by looking at Singaporeans' level and variation of generalized trust and provide comparative analyses on whether certain demographic segments are more trusting than others. Social capital has been defined as "connections among individuals– social networks and the norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them". The chapter investigates whether there is any relationship between Singaporeans' generalized trust and subjective wellbeing in terms of their happiness, health and life satisfaction. It helps the reader to understand the impact of social capital on subjective wellbeing in Singapore. The chapter examines whether there were any demographic differences that could explain Singaporeans' generalized trust, defined in terms of responses to the three questions in the generalized trust scale. The selected demographic variables are age, education, gender, monthly household income and marital status. The chapter examines the impact of generalized trust on Singaporeans' subjective wellbeing using the wellbeing indicators.
