Appendix A.

Descriptive Statistics of Perceived Neighborhood Problems by Racial/Ethnic Composition: 2004–2005 Chicago Area Study & 2000 U. S. Census.

	Less than 25% Group		Between 25% and 75% Group		More than 75% Group
Variables	Mean	Std. Dev.	Mean	Std. Dev.	Mean	Std. Dev.
Percent White
Total Problemsa	2.90	(.56)	2.59	(.49)	2.35	(.43)
Property Upkeep Problems	2.93	(1.19)	2.42	(.85)	2.10	(.93)
Problems with Crime	3.11	(1.13)	2.64	(.90)	2.38	(.84)
School Dissatisfaction	3.22	(1.10)	2.99	(1.05)	2.40	(1.18)
Police Dissatisfaction	3.44	(1.09)	2.50	(1.12)	2.15	(.89)
Schools will Decline	2.35	(.94)	2.87	(.93)	2.62	(.71)
Property will Decline	2.15	(.97)	2.22	(.89)	1.78	(.72)
Crime will Increase	2.86	(.99)	3.09	(.85)	3.03	(.54)
Percent African American
Total Problemsa	2.63	(.53)	2.65	(.61)	2.89	(.60)
Property Upkeep Problems	2.34	(.99)	2.63	(1.05)	2.92	(1.19)
Problems with Crime	2.63	(.97)	2.73	(1.03)	2.91	(1.11)
School Dissatisfaction	2.71	(1.17)	3.04	(1.07)	3.33	(1.07)
Police Dissatisfaction	2.52	(1.13)	2.68	(1.26)	3.32	(1.01)
Schools will Decline	2.63	(.85)	2.74	(.93)	2.45	(.97)
Property will Decline	1.93	(.82)	2.33	(.95)	2.34	(.98)
Crime will Increase	2.98	(.75)	3.14	(.86)	3.00	(.99)
Percent Latino
Total Problemsa	2.59	(.57)	2.77	(.52)	2.93	(.51)
Property Upkeep Problems	2.36	(1.02)	2.62	(1.02)	2.93	(1.17)
Problems with Crime	2.51	(.93)	3.03	(.99)	3.50	(1.05)
School Dissatisfaction	2.74	(1.18)	3.03	(1.15)	3.27	(1.02)
Police Dissatisfaction	2.41	(1.09)	3.19	(1.07)	3.76	(.93)
Schools will Decline	2.65	(.82)	2.65	(1.07)	2.26	(.83)
Property will Decline	2.03	(.85)	2.13	(.94)	1.84	(.90)
Crime will Increase	3.02	(.73)	2.91	(.94)	2.91	(1.01)

Notes: n=622. Descriptive statistics are weighted.

^a“Total Problems” is the mean score of all listed social problems variables.