Table 2. Perceptions of neighborhood characteristics, N=90.
| n (% ) | |
| Satisfaction with living in the neigbhorhood | |
| Very satisfied / satisfied | 43 (51.8) |
| Very dissatisfied / dissatisfied / unsure | 40 (48) |
| Is the neighborhood improving? | |
| Improving | 26 (35.1) |
| Stable | 28 (32.8) |
| Declining | 20 (27) |
| Importance of knowing neighbors | |
| Very important / important | 60 (70.6) |
| Moderately / slightly / not at all important | 25 (29.4) |
| Interact with neighbors | |
| Almost always / often | 38 (46.3) |
| Sometimes | 30 (36.6) |
| Seldom / never | 14 (17.1) |
| Willing to help neighborsa | |
| Strongly agree / agree | 37 (45.7) |
| Neither agree or disagree | 28 (34.6) |
| Strongly disagree / disagree | 16 (19.8) |
| Close-knit neighborhooda | |
| Strongly agree / agree | 30 (36.6) |
| Neither agree or disagree | 33 (40.2) |
| Strongly disagree / disagree | 19 (23.2) |
| People can be trusteda | |
| Strongly agree / agree | 22 (26.2) |
| Neither agree or disagree | 31 (36.9) |
| Strongly disagree / disagree | 31 (36.9) |
| Do not get alonga | |
| Strongly agree / agree | 43 (52.4) |
| Neither agree or disagree | 21 (25.6) |
| Strongly disagree / disagree | 18 (22.0) |
| Do not share the same valuesa | |
| Strongly agree / agree | 51 (60.0) |
| Neither agree or disagree | 20 (23.5) |
| Strongly disagree / disagree | 14 (16.5) |
| Perceived social cohesion, mean (SD) | 2.87 (0.67) |
a. Social cohesion scale.