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. 2016 Apr 2;57(4):679–695. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnw050

Table 3.

Correlations Between Neighborhood Cohesion Items and Correlations Between Neighborhood Disorder Items

Neighborhood cohesion
1 2 3 4 5 6
 1. How often in your neighborhood do you see neighbors and friends talking outside in the yard or in the street? 1.0
 2. Do you see neighbors taking care of each other such as doing yard work or watching children? 0.63*** 1.0
 3. Do you see neighbors watching out for each other such as calling if they see a problem? 0.60*** 0.83*** 1.0
 4. How many neighbors do you know by name? 0.41*** 0.40*** 0.42*** 1.0
 5. How many neighbors do you have a friendly talk with at least once a week? 0.37*** 0.38*** 0.41*** 0.72*** 1.0
 6. How many neighbors could you call on for assistance in doing something around your home or yard to “borrow a cup of sugar” or some other small favor? 0.26*** 0.33*** 0.39*** 0.63*** 0.76*** 1.0
Neighborhood disorder
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 1. How often in your neighborhood do you see trash and litter? 1.0
 2. How often in your neighborhood do you see vandalism, such as damaging property or graffiti? 0.45*** 1.0
 3. How often in your neighborhood do you see people walking around you do not recognize? 0.39*** 0.39*** 1.0
 4. How often in your neighborhood is there loud noise from neighbors, traffic, or other sources? 0.25*** 0.23*** 0.29*** 1.0
 5. How often in your neighborhood do you see unsafe traffic conditions, such as speeding cars or cars that run stop signs? 0.35*** 0.38*** 0.39*** 0.34*** 1.0
 6. How often do you feel it is unsafe to walk around in your neighborhood? 0.31*** 0.34*** 0.35*** 0.26*** 0.44*** 1.0
 7. How often in your neighborhood do you see poorly maintained sidewalks or broken curbs? 0.40*** 0.42*** 0.37*** 0.28*** 0.45*** 0.40*** 1.0
 8. How often in your neighborhood do you see low or inadequate lighting at night? 0.29*** 0.36*** 0.29*** 0.24*** 0.37*** 0.37*** 0.44*** 1.0

Note. ***p < 0.001.