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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 6.
Published in final edited form as: Youth Soc. 2011 Sep 21;45(3):404–427. doi: 10.1177/0044118X11421940

Table 1.

Means and Standard Deviations for Neighborhood Measures

Parent report
M (SD)
Adolescent report
M (SD)
Neighborhood disorganization
Social disorder 14.55 (5.90) 17.87 (8.95)
Structural problems 4.89 (2.47) 6.11 (3.23)
Physical disorder 2.89 (1.44) 3.94 (2.10)
Crime/victimization 14.67 (7.02) 18.03 (9.19)
Social cohesion
People in this neighborhood can be trusted 3.16 (.69) --
This is a close-knit neighborhood 3.25 (.63) --
People around here are willing to help their neighbors 3.16 (.68) --
Social control
Youth skipping school and hanging out on a street corner 3.04 (.85) --
Youth writing graffiti on public places/wall 2.90 (.79) --
Youth showing disrespect to an adult 2.96 (.75) --
A fight breaking out in front of their house 2.97 (.85) --
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reversed-coded.