Table 3. Descriptive Statistics for Components of Neighborhood Disadvantage, by Neighborhood Type, at Baseline, Study of African American Women Participating in a Church-Based Diabetes Prevention Program on Weight Reduction (N = 220), Dallas, Texas, 2014–2016.
| Component | Total Sample Mean (SD) | Most Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Mean (SD) | Least Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Mean (SD) | P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of households living in poverty | 19.7 (12.9) | 28.5 (11.7) | 10.9 (6.2) | <.001 |
| Percentage of household receiving public assistance | 32.8 (18.6) | 44.65 (15.5) | 21.0 (13.0) | <.001 |
| Percentage of unoccupied housing units | 8.8 (6.2) | 11.6 (6.5) | 5.9 (4.5) | <.001 |
| Percentage of renter-occupied housing | 43.9 (24.4) | 51.3 (21.9) | 36.5 (24.6) | <.001 |
| Percentage of households living in the same house in past 5 years | 60.6 (16.1) | 60.3 (13.4) | 60.9 (18.5) | .76 |
| Percentage of occupied housing units with no vehicle | 8.8 (9.0) | 13.6 (10.0) | 3.9 (3.8) | <.001 |
| Percentage of occupied housing units with >1 person per room (crowding) | 4.9 (4.2) | 7.4 (4.2) | 2.4 (2.2) | <.001 |
| Percentage of adults 25 years or older without a high school diploma or equivalent | 20.1 (12.9) | 30.1 (10.4) | 10.0 (5.0) | <.001 |
| Percentage of unemployed individuals aged 16 years or older in the civilian labor force | 8.9 (5.2) | 11.8 (5.8) | 6.1 (2.3) | <.001 |
| Percentage of female-headed households | 18.3 (4.8) | 18.5 (4.5) | 18.2 (5.0) | .56 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
a
P value obtained from hierarchical mixed-effect model for normal model with a random intercept.