Appendix B.
Descriptive Statistics by Race/Ethnicity: 2004–2005 Chicago Area Study, 2000 U. S. Census, 2006 National Neighborhood Crime Study, & 2002 Chicago Public Schools Report Cards.
| Whites |
African Americans |
Latinos |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. |
| Individual-Level | ||||||
| Overall Satisfaction | 4.56 | (1.15) | 3.86 | (1.26) | 3.90 | (1.26) |
| Property Upkeep Problems | 2.27 | (.93) | 2.73 | (1.14) | 2.55 | (1.12) |
| Problems with Crime | 2.51 | (.83) | 2.81 | (1.10) | 2.90 | (1.14) |
| School Dissatisfaction | 2.59 | (1.17) | 3.27 | (1.10) | 2.90 | (1.12) |
| Police Dissatisfaction | 2.15 | (.96) | 3.13 | (1.17) | 3.23 | (1.06) |
| Schools will Decline | 2.74 | (.74) | 2.54 | (.97) | 2.44 | (1.01) |
| Property will Decline | 1.94 | (.77) | 2.33 | (1.04) | 1.94 | (.84) |
| Crime will Increase | 3.01 | (.62) | 3.07 | (.97) | 2.90 | (.92) |
| African Americans will Increase | 3.35 | (.66) | 3.36 | (1.10) | 3.10 | (1.12) |
| Latinos will Increase | 3.37 | (.84) | 3.34 | (1.01) | 3.51 | (1.13) |
| Immigrant | .16 | .03 | .62 | |||
| Female | .62 | .58 | .53 | |||
| Age | 47.05 | (15.95) | 45.07 | (15.27) | 38.93 | (11.50) |
| Married | .66 | .34 | .58 | |||
| Children in Home | .44 | .65 | .74 | |||
| College Educated | .53 | .20 | .15 | |||
| $20,000–$39,999 per year | .08 | .25 | .38 | |||
| $40,000–$79,999 per year | .36 | .31 | .24 | |||
| $80,000 or greater per year | .47 | .15 | .10 | |||
| Owns Home | .82 | .56 | .48 | |||
| Years at Address | 12.96 | (13.59) | 11.03 | (10.29) | 5.56 | (6.24) |
| Neighborhood-Level | ||||||
| Percent White | 73.97 | (20.06) | 16.39 | (22.90) | 36.62 | (28.33) |
| Percent African American | 6.34 | (12.00) | 69.95 | (33.11) | 5.69 | (9.32) |
| Percent Latino | 12.20 | (15.06) | 10.71 | (17.80) | 52.70 | (29.91) |
| Percent Poor | 5.28 | (4.91) | 22.32 | (19.06) | 18.78 | (14.18) |
| Residential Stability | .45 | (.96) | .09 | (.93) | −.05 | (.90) |
| Median Household Income | 66,353 | (30,178) | 36,920 | (14,745) | 40,743 | (18,190) |
| Crime Ratea | 74.91 | (85.98) | 95.37 | (63.79) | 49.25 | (25.92) |
| Reading Scorea | 52.26 | (12.15) | 35.23 | (11.63) | 36.80 | (10.60) |
| Total Sample Size | 215 | 203 | 204 | |||
Notes: Descriptive statistics are weighted; sample sizes are unweighted.
a
Unweighted estimates for city subsample; n=68 whites, 154 African Americans, and 170 Latinos.