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. 2015 Jul 27;2015:903264. doi: 10.1155/2015/903264

Table 4.

Perceived effect of Rivers Casino on neighborhood.

Hill, arena location North Side, casino location North Oakland Spring Garden Homewood Squirrel Hill
How has the Rivers Casino impacted your life?
Positively 22 (10.6%) 35 (14.1%) 18 (8.6%) 16 (9.5%) 16 (9.3%) 4 (2.0%)#
Negatively 10 (4.8%) 18 (7.2%) 7 (3.3%) 13 (7.7%) 10 (5.8%) 11 (5.4%)
n 208 249 209 168 172 204

How has the Rivers Casino affected employment in your neighborhood?
Positively 39 (18.8%) 65 (26.1%) 7 (3.3%)# 26 (15.5%) 16 (9.3%)# 4 (2.0%)#
Negatively 14 (6.7%) 11 (4.4%) 3 (1.4%) 4 (2.4%) 3 (1.7%) 2 (1.0%)
n 208 249 209 168 172 204

How has the Rivers Casino affected income in your neighborhood?
Positively 24 (11.5%) 28 (11.2%) 8 (3.8%)# 23 (13.7%) 10 (5.8%) 1 (0.5%)#
Negatively 22 (10.6%) 16 (6.4%) 4 (1.9%) 4 (2.4%) 2 (1.2%) 2 (1.0%)#
n 208 249 209 168 172 204

How has the Rivers Casino affected businesses in your neighborhood?
Positively 22 (10.6%)# 61 (24.5%) 9 (4.3%)# 21 (12.5%)# 6 (3.5%)# 1 (0.5%)#
Negatively 12 (5.8%) 9 (3.6%) 4 (1.9%) 5 (3.0%) 4 (2.3%) 2 (1.0%)
n 208 249 209 168 172 204

How has the Rivers Casino affected crime in your neighborhood?
Decreased 13 (6.3%) 9 (3.6%) 5 (2.4%) 5 (3.0%) 5 (2.9%) 0
Increased 12 (5.8%) 13 (5.2%) 5 (2.4%) 10 (6.0%) 3 (1.7%) 3 (1.5%)
n 208 249 209 168 172 204

How has the Rivers Casino affected violence in your neighborhood?
Decreased 8 (3.8%) 9 (3.6%) 4 (1.9%) 3 (1.8%) 5 (2.9%) 0
Increased 10 (4.8%) 10 (4.0%) 4 (1.9%) 7 (4.2%) 2 (1.2%) 3 (1.5%)
n 208 249 209 168 172 204

Overall, how has the Rivers Casino affected your neighborhood?
Positively 32 (15.4%) 61 (24.5%) 10 (4.8%)# 24 (14.3%) 17 (9.9%)# 2 (1.0%)#
Negatively 15 (7.2%) 15 (6.0%) 6 (2.9%) 6 (3.6%) 4 (2.3%) 4 (2.0%)
n 208 249 209 168 171 204

#Statistically different from the North Side.