Table 1.

Perceived Neighborhood Challenges

		Mean (SD)
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.