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Published in final edited form as: J Environ Psychol. 2009 Dec 1;29(4):485–492. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.08.004

Table 6.

Mann-Whitney U Test of Differences Between Safe and Not Safe Activity Space Locations in Geographic Variables for Users and Non-Users.

		Users		Non-Users
		Safe: n=64		Risky: n=65
		Not Safe: n=304		Not Safe: n=318

		Mean Rank	Mann- Whitney U	Mean Rank	Mann- Whitney U
Adolescent Programs	Safe	188	9510	176	9318

Recreation centers	Not Safe	184		195
Churches	Safe	205	8400	205	9466
	Not Safe	180		189

Crime
Adult drug sale arrests	Safe	201	8645	217	8733^*
	Not Safe	181		187
Adult drug possession arrests	Safe	187	9587	184	9842
	Not Safe	184		194

Socioeconomic Status
Percent African American	Safe	191	9307	213	8939
	Not Safe	183		188
Percent foreign born	Safe	168	8704	173	9104
	Not Safe	188		196
Percent below the poverty line	Safe	181	9493	194	10212
	Not Safe	185		192

Physical Characteristics
Vacant housing rate	Safe	182	9564	191	10296
	Not Safe	185		192
Check cashing stores	Safe	195	9080	206	9457
	Not Safe	182		189
Pawn shops	Safe	189	9417	212	9019
	Not Safe	183		188

Drug/Alcohol Use
Narcotics Anonymous meetings	Safe	173	8978	201	9766
	Not Safe	187		190
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings	Safe	204	8477	222	8381^*
	Not Safe	180		186
Restaurants and bars	Safe	185	9703	220	8489^*
	Not Safe	184		186

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