KRIVET 한국직업능력연구원 국무총리 산하 정부출연 연구기관

한국의 경우 정치효능감은 OECD 국가 평균을 상회하지만, 신뢰의 폭과 질, 봉사활동 참여는 평균보다 낮음.
학력이 높을수록 사회적 자본 수준이 높아짐. 신뢰의 폭과 질은 중졸 이하가 각각 2.20점, 2.01점인 반면 대졸자는 2.37점, 2.31점이고, 정치효능감도 중졸 이하는 2.83점이나 대졸자는 3.19점임.
청년층(16~29세)이 장년층(30~65세)에 비해 사회적 자본의 수준이 더 낮음. 신뢰의 폭과 질에서 장년층은 각각 2.36점, 2.21점인 반면, 청년층은 2.20점과 2.13점, 정치효능감에서는 장년층 3.30점, 청년층 2.85점으로 나타남.
성인의 역량이 높을수록 정치효능감이 높고 봉사활동을 많이 하지만, 신뢰 수준의 차이는 확인되지 않음. 언어능력 최상위 집단은 최하위 집단에 비해 정치효능감은 2.1배, 봉사활동을 할 가능성은 2.5배 높음.

Korea's political efficacy is higher than the OECD average, but the breadth and quality of trust and participation in volunteer activities are below average.
As education levels increase, the level of social capital increases as well. With respect to the breadth and the quality of trust, people who have only received middle school education or lower scored 2.20 and 2.01, respectively, while college-educated people scored 2.37 and 2.31, respectively. With respect to political efficacy, people who have only received middle school education or lower scored 2.83 while college-educated people scored 3.19. 
The social capital level of the younger generation (aged 16-29) is lower than that of the older generation (aged 30-65). With respect to the breadth and the quality of trust, the younger generation scored 2.36 and 2.21, respectively, while the older generation scored 2.20 and 2.13, respectively. With respect to political efficacy, the younger generation scored 3.30 and the older generation scored 2.85. 
It is found that higher skills level among adults corresponds to higher political efficacy as well as a higher frequency of participation in volunteer activities, but differences in levels of trust are yet to be proved. The political efficacy of the top group in language skills is 2.1 times as high as the bottom group in language skills. In contrast, the top group in language skills is 2.5 times more likely to participate in volunteer activities.