Table 3.
No-cost tree planting adoption by participant characteristics and neighborhood factors. Notes: Chi-sq (categorical data) and ANOVA (continuous data) results shown correlating participant and area characteristics with planting success. Study participants residing at single family residential structures located within the planting intervention area. Ethnicity category removed as only 1 participant in the planting area reported their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino.
| Categorical – n (%) | Total, N = 215 |
Unplanted, N = 120 |
Planted, N = 95 |
p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.496 | |||
| Female | 140 | 81 (67.5) | 59 (62.1) | |
| Male | 75 | 39 (32.5) | 36 (37.9) | |
| Race and Etnicity | 0.393 | |||
| Black | 20 | 14 (11.7) | 6 (6.3) | |
| White | 189 | 103 (85.8) | 87 (91.6) | |
| Other Races | 5 | 3 (2.5) | 2 (2.1) | |
| Income | 0.173 | |||
| < $20,000 | 35 | 23 (19.2) | 12 (12.6) | |
| $20,000-$65,000 | 130 | 66 (55.0) | 64 (67.4) | |
| > $65,000 | 50 | 31 (25.8) | 19 (20.0) | |
| Education | 0.130 | |||
| <=High School Diploma | 56 | 34 (28.3) | 22 (23.2) | |
| Some College | 80 | 49 (40.8) | 31 (32.6) | |
| >=4-year Degree | 79 | 37 (30.8) | 42 (44.2) | |
| Mother’s Education | 0.071 | |||
| <=High School Diploma | 138 | 85 (70.8) | 53 (55.8) | |
| Some College | 32 | 14 (11.7) | 18 (18.9) | |
| >=4-year Degree | 55 | 21 (17.5) | 24 (25.3) | |
| Employment Status | 0.934 | |||
| Employed | 134 | 74 (61.7) | 60 (73.8) | |
| Not Employed | 81 | 46 (38.3) | 35 (36.8) | |
| Continuous - mean (SD) | ||||
| Age | 47.6 (12.6) | 48.2 (14.3) | 0.757 | |
| Lot Size (Sq.m.) | 571.8 (240.9) | 643.6 (285.8) | 0.047 | |
| Front Yard NDVI | 0.23 (0.09) | 0.23 (0.08) | 0.669 | |
| Back Yard NDVI | 0.28 (0.09) | 0.28 (0.08) | 0.687 | |
| 100 m Radius NDVI | 0.22 (0.04) | 0.23 (0.08) | 0.016 | |
| 500 m Radius NDVI | 0.21 (0.03) | 0.22 (0.03) | 0.07 | |
| Front Yard LAI | 1.32 (1.37) | 1.13 (1.18) | 0.297 | |
| Back Yard LAI | 1.49 (1.21) | 1.65 (1.20) | 0.375 | |
| 100 m Radius LAI | 1.08 (0.25) | 1.20 (0.29) | 0.001 | |
| 500 m Radius LAI | 1.02 (0.15) | 1.08 (0.14) | 0.003 | |
| Assessed Home Value (×1000) | 83.2 (40.4) | 97.6 (46.9) | 0.016 | |
| Traffic Density, 500 m Radius (×1000) | 66.6 (51.2) | 78.2 (52.8) | 0.106 | |
| Area Population Density (×1000) | 2.7 (0.6) | 2.5 (0.5) | 0.01 | |