Appendix.
Descriptive Statistics
Mean | Standard Deviation | |
---|---|---|
Aggravated assaults per 1,000 population (2000–2004 yearly average)+ | 15.396 | 14.634 |
Robberies per 1,000 (2000–2004 yearly average)+ | 11.604 | 11.440 |
Drug overdose deaths per 1,000 population (1995–2002 total) + | 0.856 | 1.633 |
Nondrug accidental deaths per, 1000 population (1995–2002 total) + | 1.449 | 1.242 |
% of the population Black + | 33.137 | 37.417 |
Residential Instability Index (Alpha = .689) | ||
% moved since 1995 | 49.619 | 10.487 |
% vacant housing units + | 9.841 | 6.964 |
% renter-occupied units | 66.317 | 19.448 |
% males age 18–24 + | 4.580 | 1.352 |
Population Heterogeneity Index (Alpha = .950) | ||
% Latino + | 57.548 | 35.304 |
% immigrated 1990–2000 | 19.945 | 10.608 |
% linguistically isolated | 33.718 | 21.011 |
Deprivation Index (Alpha = .892) | ||
% below poverty line | 31.624 | 14.209 |
% female-headed households with children under 18 + | 11.549 | 8.029 |
% unemployed | 6.522 | 2.869 |
Tract population | 5150 | 2121 |
Note: N = 74
Descriptive statistics for variable in original metric; variable is log transformed (base e) in analysis.