Table 1.
HLM Models of Neighborhood Satisfaction by Neighborhood Racial/Ethnic Composition for Whites: 2004–2005 Chicago Area Study & 2000 U.S. Census.
| In-Group |
Out-Group |
Out-Group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent White | Percent African American | Percent Latino | ||||
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| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
| Neighborhood-Level | ||||||
| Percent White | ||||||
| Less than 25% White | −1.967 (.520) *** | −1.811 (.586) *** | ||||
| Between 25% and 75% White | −1.134 (.249) *** | −1.118 (.283) *** | ||||
| Greater than 75% White (reference) | ||||||
| Percent African American | ||||||
| Less than 10% African American (reference) | ||||||
| Between 10% and 30% African American | −.313 (.314) | −.143 (.262) | ||||
| Greater than 30% African American | −1.450 (.723) ** | −1.387 (.689) ** | ||||
| Percent Latino | ||||||
| Less than 10% Latino (reference) | ||||||
| Between 10% and 30% Latino | −.988 (.239) *** | −.902 (.230) *** | ||||
| Greater than 30% Latino | −1.828 (.284) *** | −1.558 (.299) *** | ||||
| Other Characteristics | ||||||
| Residential Stability | .027 (.149) | −.048 (.141) | −.096 (.121) | |||
| Percent Poor | .008 (.030) | −.041 (.031) | −.041 (.023) * | |||
| Lowest Third Median Income (reference) | ||||||
| Middle Third Median Income | .789 (.501) | .639 (.594) | −.040 (.507) | |||
| Highest Third Median Income | .988 (.637) | .834 (.870) | −.081 (.633) | |||
| Individual-Level | ||||||
| Immigrant | .017 (.210) | .070 (.238) | .035 (.211) | .050 (.238) | .058 (.181) | .075 (.229) |
| Female | .205 (.106) * | .145 (.116) | .196 (.107) * | .128 (.117) | .257 (.116) ** | .209 (.119) * |
| Age | .012 (.006) ** | .003 (.006) | .012 (.006) ** | .003 (.006) | .011 (.006) * | .002 (.006) |
| Married | .268 (.190) | .177 (.147) | .212 (.206) | .131 (.151) | .325 (.194) * | .226 (.160) |
| Children in Home | −.242 (.146) * | −.169 (.154) | −.180 (.148) | −.111 (.148) | −.240 (.149) | −.157 (.151) |
| College Educated | −.010 (.010) | .000 (.008) | −.008 (.011) | .001 (.009) | −.009 (.010) | .000 (.008) |
| $20,000–$39,999 per year | .364 (.346) | .336 (.322) | .375 (.367) | .384 (.344) | .268 (.352) | .341 (.330) |
| $40,000–$79,999 per year | −.458 (.280) | −.360 (.276) | −.336 (.288) | −.264 (.280) | −.603 (.284) ** | −.424 (.285) |
| $80,000 or greater per year | −.398 (.337) | −.312 (.293) | −.224 (.374) | −.188 (.309) | −.477 (.338) | −.368 (.307) |
| Owns Home | .494 (.180) *** | .314 (.234) | .401 (.197) ** | .271 (.241) | .430 (.182) ** | .334 (.243) |
| Years at Address | −.010 (.010) | .000 (.008) | −.008 (.011) | .001 (.009) | −.009 (.010) | .000 (.008) |
| City Residence | .614 (.227) *** | .739 (.253) *** | .035 (.276) | .363 (.268) | .731 (.174) *** | .779 (.214) *** |
| Property Upkeep Problems | −.090 (.077) | −.090 (.078) | −.086 (.077) | |||
| Problems with Crime | −.226 (.083) *** | −.236 (.081) *** | −.219 (.085) *** | |||
| School Dissatisfaction | −.156 (.084) * | −.157 (.084) * | −.159 (.082) * | |||
| Police Dissatisfaction | −.084 (.093) | −.082 (.092) | −.080 (.095) | |||
| Schools will Decline | −.196 (.106) * | −.196 (.105) * | −.184 (.105) * | |||
| Property will Decline | −.302 (.134) ** | −.308 (.135) ** | −.298 (.135) ** | |||
| Crime will Increase | −.194 (.138) | −.199 (.141) | −.194 (.138) | |||
| African Americans will Increase | −.042 (.140) | −.041 (.141) | −.033 (.142) | |||
| Latinos will Increase | −.068 (.116) | −.057 (.117) | −.082 (.112) | |||
| Intercept | 3.608 (.340) *** | 3.731 (.365) *** | 3.993 (.348) *** | 3.931 (.362) *** | 3.665 (.278) *** | 3.676 (.323) *** |
Notes: n=215,
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p<.01,
**
p<.05,
*
p<.10