Table 2.
Unadjusted associations between study variables and perception of safety in neighborhood at night, Weighted Row %a
| Characteristic | Weighted na (total =29 675) |
Feel Unsafe Walking at Night (row %) (n=16 287b) |
p * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length of Residence | 0.375 | ||
| New Residents (<1 year) Longer Term Residents (≥ 1 year) |
4906 24 699 |
50.0 56.0 |
|
| Gender | 0.265 | ||
| Male Female |
14 318 15 287 |
52.1 57.8 |
|
| Age (years) | 0.397 | ||
| 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-65 |
6297 7834 5980 4950 4537 |
50.6 57.2 49.4 55.6 64.1 |
|
| Race | 0.088 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Hispanic/Latino Non-Hispanic other, multiracial |
3912 14 434 9420 1766 |
52.9 49.1 61.7 70.9 |
|
| U.S. Born | 0.016 | ||
| Yes No |
25 969 3634 |
52.4 73.6 |
|
| Marital status, n (%) | 0.124 | ||
| Never married Married or cohabiting Separated, Divorced, or Widowed |
16 631 9344 3286 |
52.0 56.1 67.6 |
|
| Children in Household | 0.114 | ||
| Yes No |
16 289 13 120 |
58.5 50.6 |
|
| Education | 0.462 | ||
| < High school degree High school degree or GED Some college/Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree or more |
4642 12 143 9549 3231 |
60.8 56.4 49.7 57.1 |
|
| Household Income, $ | 0.359 | ||
| <15 000 15 000- <30 000 30 000- <50 000 ≥ 50 000 |
10 520 9777 4995 3262 |
53.0 59.8 57.9 45.4 |
|
| Employment Status | 0.063 | ||
| Unemployed Employed Not in labor force |
3679 17 910 7894 |
48.8 51.9 64.5 |
|
| Type of Residence | 0.897 | ||
| Own Rent Live w/ family, friends, or other |
3649 20 406 5422 |
54.9 54.3 56.8 |
|
| Family/friends hurt by neighborhood violence | <0.001 | ||
| Yes No |
8426 21 081 |
68.1 49.9 |
*p value for second order χ2 test with finite population correction
aNumbers may not sum to total due to missing data
bWeighted n