Table 1.

Community Board Interview

		# of Items	Alpha
Scale	Sample Item		US	NL
Community Readiness	Community groups and agencies know how to work together and cooperate to get things done.	3	.69	.78
Knowledge of CTC	Which factor would you say is more important for preventing adolescent problem behaviors? Self esteem, bonding to adults	5	N/A Index	N/A Index
Participation in CTC Board	How involved would you say the following people are in the CTC process in your community?	14	.74	.72
	Elected community leaders
Board Cohesion	Everyone is involved in discussion, not just a few.	6	.76	.82
Board Efficiency	Board members work very hard.	6	.85	.88
Influence of CTC	Thinking specifically about reducing risk for adolescent drug use, how much influence do you think CTC has had on the following groups:	7	.82	.83
	Law enforcement
Impact of CTC	As a result of your CTC Board, please tell me how each of the following areas have changed:	4	.73	.80
	The quality of local services and programs.
Barriers to Implementation	How much of a problem were community divisions among racial, ethnic, or other groups?	11	.78	.84
Effective Board—conflict	This board has a hard time resolving conflicts.	2	r=.64	r=.37
Board Turnover	Has the CTC board membership been stable or have you had a high rate of membership turnover? Would you say you've had a…	1	N/A	N/A