Table 1.
Characteristics of the population by levels of community social capital
| Total | High SC | Medium SC | Low SC | p Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community-level variables | |||||
| SES | |||||
| High | 1875 (22) | 419 (20) | 901 (27) | 555 (16) | <0.0001 |
| Medium | 4275 (48) | 976 (47) | 1534 (46) | 1765 (51) | |
| Low | 2691 (30) | 681 (33) | 880 (27) | 1129 (33) | |
| Street connectivity | |||||
| High | 4268 (48) | 895 (43) | 1282 (39) | 2091 (60) | <0.0001 |
| Medium | 2587 (29) | 667 (32) | 1001 (30) | 919 (26) | |
| Low | 2023 (23) | 518 (25) | 1031 (31) | 474 (14) | |
| Individual-level variables | |||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 4089 (46) | 889 (43) | 1657 (49) | 1543 (45) | <0.0001 |
| Female | 4845 (54) | 1192 (57) | 1711 (51) | 1941 (55) | |
| Age | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 14.8 (0.81) | 14.7 (0.77) | 14.8 (0.79) | 14.9 (0.84) | <0.0001 |
| Individual level of social capital | |||||
| High | 2995 (34) | 944 (45) | 1202 (36) | 849 (24.5) | <0.0001 |
| Medium | 2770 (31) | 628 (30) | 1082 (32) | 1060 (30.5) | |
| Low | 3169 (35) | 508 (25) | 1085 (32) | 1575 (44) | |
| Number of risky behaviours | |||||
| 0 | 3238 (37) | 908 (44) | 1096 (33) | 1234 (36) | <0.0001 |
| 1 | 2580 (29) | 583 (28) | 1004 (30) | 994 (29) | |
| 2 | 1105 (12.5) | 217 (10.5) | 460 (13) | 428 (12) | |
| 3 | 1168 (13) | 235 (11.5) | 470 (14) | 463 (13) | |
| 4 | 769 (8.5) | 130 (6) | 318 (10) | 327 (10) | |
| Family affluence | |||||
| Well-off | 4736 (55) | 1129 (55) | 1832 (56) | 1775 (52) | <0.0001 |
| Average | 3193 (36) | 775 (38) | 1158 (35) | 1260 (37) | |
| Worse off | 823 (9) | 132 (7) | 310 (9) | 380 (11) | |
| Number of siblings | |||||
| 0 | 1430 (16) | 316 (15) | 512 (15) | 602 (17.5) | <0.0001 |
| 1–2 | 5830 (66) | 1365 (67) | 2264 (68) | 2201 (64) | |
| ≥3 | 1562 (18) | 369 (18) | 557 (17) | 634 (18.5) | |
| Family structure | |||||
| Living with two parents | 6427 (72) | 1596 (77) | 2444 (73) | 2387 (69) | <0.0001 |
| Living with one parent | 1682 (19) | 308 (15) | 627 (19) | 747 (22) | |
| Somebody else/foster care | 756 (9) | 156 (8) | 276 (8) | 324 (9) | |
| Number of friends | |||||
| 0–2 | 199 (2) | 28 (1) | 88 (3) | 83 (2.5) | 0.002 |
| 3–4 | 586 (6.5) | 119 (6) | 247 (7) | 220 (6.5) | |
| ≥5 | 8148 (91) | 1933 (93) | 3044 (90) | 3181 (91) | |
| Negative peer-influence | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 7.5 (3.0) | 7.1 (2.8) | 7.4 (2.9) | 7.7 (3.1) | <0.0001 |
| Positive peer-influence | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 14.6 (3.2) | 14.8 (2.9) | 14.5 (3.1) | 14.6 (7.8) | 0.03 |
| Self-rated health | |||||
| Good-excellent | 6782 (77) | 1652 (80) | 2589 (78) | 2541 (74) | <0.0001 |
| Fair-poor | 2055 (23) | 401 (20) | 751 (22) | 902 (26) | |
Frequencies are weighted and rounded to the nearest integer.
Numbers inside parentheses represent column percentages.
*From χ2 and analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistics where appropriate.