Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of study variables, 2005–2014
| Characteristics | Mean | (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | ||
| Violent victimization | .007 | (.074) |
| County policy variables | ||
| Secure Communities activated | .426 | (.433) |
| 287(g) jail enforcement agreement | .106 | (.273) |
| 287(g) task force agreement | .026 | (.140) |
| Anti-detainer policy activated | .031 | (.147) |
| Control variables | ||
| Individual-level variables | ||
| Age | 45.330 | (16.580) |
| Male | .488 | (.446) |
| Latino | .135 | (.304) |
| Black | .110 | (.280) |
| Other nonwhite | .055 | (.203) |
| Divorced | .106 | (.274) |
| Separated | .021 | (.127) |
| Never married | .297 | (.407) |
| Education | 13.060 | (2.591) |
| Employed | .626 | (.432) |
| Household income | 10.790 | (3.245) |
| Homeowner | .692 | (.412) |
| Length of residence | 11.550 | (11.020) |
| Neighborhood-level variables | ||
| Population density | 7.083 | (1.783) |
| Central city neighborhood | .306 | (.411) |
| SES disadvantage | −.010 | (.661) |
| % Black | 12.090 | (17.270) |
| % Latino | 14.270 | (17.950) |
| % Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.717 | (7.040) |
| % other race/ethnicity | 1.374 | (2.760) |
| Race entropy | .672 | (.300) |
| % foreign born | 11.500 | (11.570) |
| % ages 18–34 | 23.090 | (8.491) |
| % divorced/separated | 12.870 | (4.077) |
| % moved into units <10 years | 59.190 | (11.850) |
| % vacant housing | 9.736 | (6.958) |
| County context | ||
| % unemployed | 7.269 | (2.472) |
| Southern border with Mexico | .037 | (.168) |
| Northern border with Canada | .031 | (.154) |
| Traditional immigrant county | .329 | (.419) |
| New immigrant county | .372 | (.431) |
| Police force size | 2.009 | (.686) |
| Police expenditures | 152 | (75.880) |
| South | .362 | (.429) |
| Midwest | .245 | (.384) |
| West | .221 | (.370) |
| Survey administration variables | ||
| Survey reference time | 5.766 | (.822) |
| Time in sample | 2.748 | (1.517) |
| Year of interview | ||
| 2006 | .080 | (.241) |
| 2007 | .077 | (.238) |
| 2008 | .108 | (.276) |
| 2009 | .108 | (.277) |
| 2010 | .109 | (.277) |
| 2011 | .109 | (.278) |
| 2012 | .113 | (.282) |
| 2013 | .113 | (.283) |
| 2014 | .114 | (.283) |
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| Number of persons | 354,000 | |
| Number of person-interviews | 1,006,000 | |
Note. SD = standard deviation. The summary statistics were weighted to represent the U.S. population.