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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 6.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Serv Rev. 2006 Dec;80(4):675–704. doi: 10.1086/508380

Table A1.

Survey Items for Indicators

Construct and Indicator Survey Items
Lack of neighborhood attachment:
 LAN1 If I had to move, I would miss the neighborhood I live in now.
I like the neighborhood I live in.
 LAN2 I know many people in my neighborhood by name.
People in my neighborhood encourage me to do my best.
 LAN3 People in my neighborhood care about how things are going in my life.
Lack of positive social opportunities in the neighborhood:
 LON1 In free time, do you spend time doing sports in community?
 LON2 In free time, do you spend time doing school-related activity?
In free time, do you spend time doing activities at youth or community center?
 LON3 In free time, do you spend time doing sports at school?
In free time, do you spend time doing church-related activity?
Lack of neighborhood safety:
 LNS1 Young people hang out in the neighborhood with nothing to do?
People get shot or stabbed?
In past 3 months, how many times were you badly hurt in physical fight?
In past year, did someone cut or stab you?
 LNS2 People get robbed?
How much of the time do you feel unsafe in your neighborhood?
In past year, how often have you been shot at?
Has someone ever cut or stabbed you?
 LNS3 Has someone ever shot at you?
People get in fights and get beat up?
Have you ever been badly hurt in physical fight?
Family management:
 FM1 How often do your parents know where you are and who with?
Does your family have rules about when you can start dating?
Does your family have rules about using drugs?
Does your family have rules about helping around house?
 FM2 In evenings, how often is there one adult at home also?
Does your family have rules about cigarette smoking?
Does your family have rules about getting into a physical fight?
 FM3 Does your family have rules about completing homework?
Does your family have rules about drinking alcohol?
Does your family have rules about a curfew?
Parent-child bonding:
 BP1 How often do you share thoughts and feelings with your female parent?
How often do you enjoy spending time with her?
How often do you feel very close to him?
 BP2 How often do you want to be the kind of person she is?
How often do you share thoughts and feelings with your male parent?
How often do you enjoy spending time with him?
 BP3 How often do you feel very close to her?
How often do you want to be the kind of person he is?
Substance use:
 SUB1 In the past months, how much did you smoke?
In past year, how often did you use pot?
In past year, how often did you get drunk or high?
 SUB2 In the past months, how often did you drink?
In past year, how often did you sniff?
 SUB3 In the past months, how many times did you have five or more drinks?
In past year, how often did you use crack or cocaine?