Table 1.

Descriptions of Outcome Variable Components

Social Cohesion Scale (All items have been recoded such that 1=disagree strongly, 2=disagree somewhat, 3=agree somewhat, 4=agree strongly)	N	Mean	SD	Range
This is a close-knit neighborhood	2,983	2.74	0.80	[1,4]
People around here are willing to help their neighbors	2,978	2.97	0.63	[1,4]
People in this neighborhood generally get along with each other	3,025	3.04	0.58	[1,4]
People in this neighborhood can be trusted	2,939	2.76	0.73	[1,4]
People in this neighborhood share the same values	2,844	2.62	0.75	[1,4]
Standardized imputed summary measure	3,105	3.03	0.52	[1.22,4]

Social Control Scale (How likely is it your neighbors would do something about it? All items have been recoded such that 1=very unlikely, 2=unlikely, 3=likely, 4=very likely)	N	Mean	SD	Range
A group of neighborhood children were skipping school and hanging out on a street corner	2,961	2.71	1.05	[1,4]
Some children were spray-painting graffiti on a local building	3,026	3.27	0.90	[1,4]
A child was showing disrespect to an adult	2,965	2.67	0.95	[1,4]
A fight in front of your house and someone was being beaten or threatened	2,986	2.89	0.98	[1,4]
Neighborhood residents would organize to try to do something to keep the fire station or library closest to your house open if the city were going to close it for budget cuts	2,982	3.20	0.86	[1,4]
Standardized imputed summary measure	3,105	3.17	0.66	[1.14,4]

Reciprocal Exchange Scale (All items have been recoded such that 1=never, 2=rarely, 3=sometimes, 4=often)	N	Mean	SD	Range
About how often do you and people in your neighborhood do favors for each other?	3,072	2.71	1.01	[1,4]
When a neighbor is not home or on vacation, how often do you and other neighbors watch over their property?	3,064	2.86	1.16	[1,4]
How often do you and other people in the neighborhood ask each other advice about personal things such as child rearing or job openings?	3,072	2.25	1.07	[1,4]
How often do you and people in this neighborhood have parties or other get-togethers where other people in the neighborhood are invited?	3,083	2.18	0.99	[1,4]
How often do you and other people in this neighborhood visit in each other’s homes or on the street?	3,087	2.47	1.02	[1,4]
Standardized imputed summary measure	3,105	2.85	0.76	[1.00,4]

Intergenerational Closure Scale (All items have been recoded such that 1=disagree strongly, 2=disagree somewhat, 3=agree somewhat, 4=agree strongly)	N	Mean	SD	Range
Adults in this neighborhood know who the local children are	2,929	3.01	0.77	[1,4]
There are adults in this neighborhood that children can look up to	2,877	2.99	0.69	[1,4]
You can count on the adults in this neighborhood to watch out that children are safe and don’t get in trouble	2,927	2.88	0.71	[1,4]
Parents in this neighborhood know their children’s friends	2,663	2.89	0.63	[1,4]
Parents in this neighborhood generally know each other	2,835	2.92	0.61	[1,4]
Standardized imputed summary measure	3,105	2.97	0.51	[0.97,4]