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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2011 Mar 1;40(2):523–537. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.11.007

Table 2.

Block-face level Situational Characteristics for L.A.FANS Neighborhood Observations

Variable Percent or
mean (std. dev.)
Day of visit
  Monday 10%
  Tuesday 14%
  Wednesday 13%
  Thursday 17%
  Friday 17%
  Saturday 16%
  Sunday 14%
Visit time
  Morning 16%
  Midday 35%
  Afternoon 38%
  Evening 11%
Season
  Spring 2%
  Summer 7%
  Winter 92%
Previous knowledge of block
  None 73%
  As part of L.A.FANS study 20%
  Outside of study 8%
Minutes spent observing 60.3 (48.8)
Number of observations 5,966