Table 1.
Mean (SD) | ||
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Physical environment | Houses in my neighborhood are generally well maintained.* | 2.54 (1.36) |
There is heavy car or truck traffic in my neighborhood. | 3.97 (1.34) | |
My neighborhood has a lot of vacant lots or vacant houses. | 3.48 (1.55) | |
There is air pollution like diesel from trucks or pollution from factories or incinerators in my neighborhood. | 2.89 (1.55) | |
Streets, sidewalks and vacant lots in my neighborhood are kept clean of litter and dumping.* | 2.88 (1.50) | |
There is a lot of loud noise from cars, motorcycles, music, neighbors, or airplanes in my neighborhood. | 3.57 (1.44) | |
There is contaminated land in my neighborhood. | 2.51 (1.53) | |
Social environment | Gang activity in your neighborhood. | 2.17 (1.23) |
Drug dealings or drug dealers | 3.02 (1.37) | |
Gunfire or shootings in your neighborhood. | 2.85 (1.21) | |
Prostitutes or cars driving through looking for prostitutes | 2.44 (1.43) | |
People loitering or hanging around on the street. | 2.90 (1.41) | |
Theft, vandalism, or arson in your neighborhood. | 2.53 (1.22) |
All positively worded items were reverse coded such that higher scale scores were representative of greater frequency of neighborhood challenges.