TABLE 2—

Significant Predictors of Environmental Indexes: Low-Income Housing Site, Participant Demographics, and Household Characteristics: Health in Common Study, Boston, MA, 2005–2009

Index	Significant Fixed Effect for Site	P	Other Predictors of Environmental Exposures
Chemical	No	NS	NS
Mold	Yes	< .001	Longer site tenure*
			More residents in household*
Secondhand smoke	No	NS	White race*
			Survey language English*
			More education*
			Male gender*
Pests	Yes	< .001	Lower age*
Combustion byproducts	Yes	< .001	No adult aged > 65 y in household*
Inadequate ventilation	Yes	< .001	No adult aged > 65 y in household*
Summed	Yes	< .001	Longer site tenure*

Note. NS = nonsignificant. All associations were adjusted for site, age, race/ethnicity, poverty status, survey language, education, having a child younger than 5 years in household, having an adult older than 65 years in household, tenure in apartment, and gender.

*P < .05.