Table 5.
Estimated Scores for Measures of Neighborhood Context in National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project Wave 2, by Respondent Gender, Age, and Race/Ethnicity
| Residential density | Neighborhood problems (unadjusted) | Neighborhood problems (normed)a | Neighborhood cohesion | Neighborhood ties | Perceived neighborhood danger | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) | Mean | (SE) | |
| Female respondents | 3.215 | (.076) | −.074 | (031) | −.048 | (.032) | 3.535 | (.025) | 3.584 | (.025) | 2.452 | (.037) |
| Age group | ||||||||||||
| 62–69 (ref.) | 3.140 | (.100) | −.102 | (.040) | −.080 | (.049) | 3.520 | (.042) | 3.545 | (.038) | 2.346 | (.053) |
| 70–79 | 3.289 | (.090) | −.053 | (.043) | −.037 | (.042) | 3.555 | (.046) | 3.676* | (.038) | 2.520* | (.056) |
| 80–90 | 3.244 | (.101) | −.050 | (.047) | −.001 | (.064) | 3.533 | (.047) | 3.500 | (.049) | 2.572** | (.054) |
| N | 1,638 | 1,609 | 1,609 | 1,411 | 1,450 | 1,417 | ||||||
| Race/ethnicityb | ||||||||||||
| White, non- Hispanic (ref.) | 3.146 | (.085) | −.169 | (.033) | −.141 | (.039) | 3.569 | (.028) | 3.629 | (.027) | 2.373 | (.036) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 3.750*** | (.144) | .373*** | (.071) | .473*** | (.116) | 3.331*** | (.058) | 3.411* | (.096) | 2.937*** | (.068) |
| Hispanic | 3.372 | (.145) | .492*** | (.132) | .327** | (.147) | 3.360** | (.065) | 3.373* | (.090) | 2.853*** | (.120) |
| N | 1,597 | 1,569 | 1,569 | 1,375 | 1,410 | 1,383 | ||||||
| Male respondentsc | 3.154 | (.081) | −.065 | (.037) | −.047 | (.039) | 3.465** | (.017) | 3.499* | (.021) | 2.304*** | (.037) |
| Age group | ||||||||||||
| 62–69 (ref.) | 3.103 | (.112) | −.076 | (.054) | −.018 | (.055) | 3.432 | (.034) | 3.490 | (.038) | 2.225 | (.056) |
| 70–79 | 3.195 | (.074) | −.054 | (.041) | −.064 | (.055) | 3.485 | (.025) | 3.499 | (.038) | 2.289 | (.049) |
| 80–90 | 3.193 | (.114) | −.061 | (.051) | −.082 | (.070) | 3.504 | (.036) | 3.522 | (.052) | 2.530** | (.081) |
| N | 1,448 | 1,422 | 1,422 | 1,280 | 1,297 | 1,285 | ||||||
| Race/ethnicityb | ||||||||||||
| White, non- Hispanic (ref.) | 3.065 | (.088) | −.187 | (.035) | −.164 | (.038) | 3.477 | (.020) | 3.492 | (.022) | 2.206 | (.038) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 3.497** | (.142) | .340*** | (.098) | .509*** | (.116) | 3.398 | (.045) | 3.462 | (.077) | 3.005*** | (.100) |
| Hispanic | 3.624** | (.166) | .524*** | (.118) | .211*** | (.083) | 3.478 | (.062) | 3.628 | (.091) | 2.679** | (.165) |
| N | 1,407 | 1,382 | 1,382 | 1,245 | 1,262 | 1,250 | ||||||
Note. SE = standard error.
Estimates are based on age-eligible respondents who have valid data on each scale, and are survey-adjusted and weighted to account for the probability of selection, with poststratification adjustments for nonresponse. Values in bold show the overall means (and standard errors) for female and male respondents.
aInterviewer-normed neighborhood problems ratings are calculated by subtracting the respondent’s interviewer’s overall mean problems rating from the respondent’s neighborhood problems score, and then dividing by the standard deviation of the respondent's interviewer’s neighborhood problems ratings.
bRespondents who identified their race as American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, or Other are excluded.
cSignificance is based on Wald tests of the difference between mean scores for male and female respondents.
*p < .05. **p < .01.***p < .001 (two-tailed; based on Wald tests of differences in means).