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. 2018 Mar 14;95(2):245–254. doi: 10.1007/s11524-018-0229-7

Table 1.

Description of the Sample, by Length of Residence in Neighborhood, Weighted Column %a

Characteristic Unweighted n
(total =1189)
Weighted n (%)
(total =29 675)
New Residents
<1 year (col%)
(n=4917b)
Longer Term Residents
≥ 1 year (col%)
(n=24 758b)
p *
Gender 0.455
Male
Female
416
773
14 337 (48.3)
15 337 (51.7)
44.1
55.9
49.1
50.9
Age (years) 0.049
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-65
138
282
209
267
291
6297 (21.2)
7896 (26.6)
5988 (20.2)
4950 (16.7)
4537 (15.3)
32.2
32.5
14.2
10.4
10.6
19.1
25.4
21.4
17.9
16.2
Race 0.025
Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic Black
Hispanic/Latino
Non-Hispanic other or multiracial
128
718
267
72
3924 (13.3)
14 478 (48.9)
9434 (31.9)
1766 (6.0)
25.2
36.1
32.5
6.2
10.9
51.5
31.7
5.9
U.S. Born 0.927
Yes
No
1081
107
26 039 (87.8)
3634 (12.3)
87.5
12.6
87.8
12.2
Marital status, n (%) 0.012
Never married
Married or cohabiting
Separated, Divorced, or Widowed
625
376
180
16 674 (56.8)
9370 (31.9)
3286 (11.2)
70.9
19.1
10.0
54.1
34.5
11.4
Children in Household 0.003
Yes
No
613
572
16 339 (55.4)
13 139 (44.6)
38.3
61.7
58.8
41.2
Education 0.252
< High school degree
High school degree or GED
Some college/Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree or more
166
480
377
164
4642 (15.7)
12 150 (41.0)
9600 (32.4)
3242 (10.9)
22.8
33.3
30.0
13.9
14.2
42.5
32.9
10.4
Household Income, $ 0.287
<15 000
15 000- <30 000
30 000- <50 000
≥ 50 000
388
383
202
156
10 520 (36.8)
9777 (34.2)
4995 (17.5)
3281 (11.5)
41.5
36.5
16.6
5.4
35.9
33.8
17.7
12.7
Employment Status 0.121
Unemployed
Employed
Not in labor force
131
677
373
3679 (12.4)
17 979 (60.8)
7894 (26.7)
16.9
47.6
35.5
11.6
63.4
25.0
Type of Residence 0.034
Own
Rent
Live w/ family, friends, or other
260
777
147
3649 (12.3)
20 476 (69.3)
5422 (18.3)
2.9
71.8
25.3
14.2
68.8
17.0
Family/friends hurt by neighborhood violence 0.093
Yes
No
318
868
8462 (28.6)
21 115 (71.4)
19.6
80.4
30.4
69.6

*p value for analysis of second order χ2 test with finite population correction

aColumn percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding

bWeighted n