Table 2.
Perceptions of Social and Safety-related Environmental Supports Among African American and White Adult Telephone-Survey Respondents (N = 1165) in a Rural County in South Carolina, 2001
| African American | White | |||
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| No. | Weighted % | No. | Weighted % | |
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| Traffic in neighborhood | ||||
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| Heavy | 110 | 18.3 | 140 | 17.0 |
| Moderate | 202 | 47.6 | 233 | 36.3 |
| Light | 165 | 34.1 | 312 | 46.7 |
| Don’t know/not sure | 0 | 3 | ||
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| Streetlight quality in neighborhood | ||||
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| Good | 138 | 27.7 | 164 | 23.2 |
| Fair | 130 | 28.6 | 167 | 28.2 |
| Poor | 199 | 43.7 | 347 | 48.6 |
| Don’t know/not sure | 10 | 10 | ||
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| Unattended dogs in neighborhood | ||||
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| Big problem | 170 | 34.7 | 227 | 30.0 |
| Not much of a problem | 123 | 29.3 | 189 | 30.9 |
| Not a problem | 178 | 36.0 | 262 | 39.1 |
| Don’t know/not sure | 6 | 10 | ||
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| Neighborhood safe from crime | ||||
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| Safe | 304 | 65.0 | 500 | 74.6 |
| Not safe | 162 | 35.0 | 181 | 25.4 |
| Don’t know/not sure | 11 | 7 | ||
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| Neighbors can be trusted | ||||
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| Yes | 341 | 80.1 | 607 | 94.3 |
| No | 83 | 19.9 | 40 | 5.7 |
| Don’t know/not sure | 53 | 41 | ||
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| Public recreation facilities are safe | ||||
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| Yes | 311 | 87.8 | 478 | 92.0 |
| No | 57 | 12.2 | 48 | 8.0 |
| None in community | 109 | 162 | ||
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| Neighbors are physically active | ||||
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| Yes | 306 | 71.2 | 402 | 65.1 |
| No | 117 | 28.8 | 231 | 34.9 |
| Don’t know/not sure | 54 | 55 | ||