TABLE 2—
Characteristics of Census Tracts (From 2000 US Census) of Study Participants in the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhoods Survey: Los Angeles, Calif, 2000–2001
| Census Tract Status | |||
| Very Deprived | Deprived | Not Deprived | |
| No. of study participants | 1339 | 652 | 632 |
| No. of census block groups | 128 | 52 | 46 |
| No. of census tracts | 37 | 15 | 13 |
| Residence in neighborhood ≥5 years, % | 37 | 40 | 49 |
| Median socioeconomic index (range) | −0.85 (−1.72–0.37) | −0.094 (−1.44–0.42) | 0.84 (−0.81–2.42) |
| Adults 25 years or older without a high school degree, % | 62.2 | 31.9 | 8.5 |
| Median family income, $ (range) | 27 516 (13 750–61 917) | 41 293 (16 619–67 561) | 78 016 (23 615–145 361) |
| Median home value, $ (range) | 147 900 (74 300–220 000) | 178 000 (96 600–242 100) | 274 100 (175 700–891 700) |
| Employed residents with blue collar occupations, % | 62.2 | 43.0 | 20.8 |
| Unemployed residents, % | 13.6 | 8.1 | 5.8 |
| Residence in census tract > 5 years, % | 50.7 | 50.9 | 59.6 |
| Chronic conditions, % | |||
| None | 67 | 66 | 72 |
| Any | 33 | 34 | 28 |
| Hypertension | 20 | 20 | 16 |
| Osteoarthritis | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| No. of chronic conditions | |||
| 1 | 21 | 24 | 20 |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Mean body mass index, kg/m2 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Depression, a % | 15 | 17 | 10 |
aOf participants (n = 1838) screened with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview.40