Table 5. Mean perceived neighbourhood factors by country†.
Neighbourhood Social Cohesion | Poor Neighbourhood Quality | Neighbourhood Crime | Neighbourhood Disorder | Neighbourhood Attachment‡ | ||
Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | ||
Country | Jamaica | 4.99 (1.78) | 8.96 (2.95) | 2.89 (2.42) | 2.60 (1.81) | 19.04 (4.28) |
Bahamas | 4.32 (1.93)a | 9.03 (2.60) | 3.35 (2.44) | 3.17 (1.92)a | 18.42 (4.68) | |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 4.48 (1.81)a | 8.81 (2.77) | 3.39 (2.45)a | 3.34 (1.97)a | 20.25 (4.20)ab | |
St. Vincent | 4.09 (1.83)ac | 9.97 (3.17)abc | 3.52 (2.35)a | 3.41 (1.66)a | 20.10 (4.32)ab | |
F-Test | 17.32** | 20.96** | 4.69* | 14.29** | 14.00** |
Tests of Mean Differences were conducted using Bonferroni post-hoc tests ANOVA.
Low scores on Neighbourhood Attachment indicate higher levels of attachment.
Different from Jamaica
Different from Bahamas
Different from St. Kitts and Nevis
Different from St. Vincent
sd = Standard Deviation
* p<.005
** p<.001