Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the focal neighborhoods
| Overall (%) | Boca La Caja (%) | Altos De Las Torres (%) | Punta Pacifica (%) | Costa Del Este (%) | Low ses average | High ses average | P (SES-Level) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 263 | 59 (23) | 72 (27) | 69 (26) | 63 (24) | 65.5 | 66 | |
| Head of the family | 128 (49) | 38 (29) | 36 (28) | 29 (23) | 25 (20) | 37 | 27 | 0.06 |
| Sex | 0.02 | |||||||
| Male | 148 (56) | 33 (22) | 28 (19) | 47 (32) | 40 (27) | 36 | 43.5 | |
| Female | 115 (44) | 26 (23) | 44 (38) | 22 (19) | 23 (20) | 35 | 22.5 | |
| Age Bracket | 0.00 | |||||||
| 18–35 | 100 (38) | 8 (8) | 35 (35) | 28 (28) | 29 (29) | 21.5 | 28.5 | |
| 36–55 | 94 (36) | 14 (15) | 21 (22) | 32 (34) | 27 (29) | 17.5 | 29.5 | |
| 56–70 | 39 (15) | 17 (47) | 9 (23) | 6 (15) | 6 (15) | 13 | 6 | |
| 70+ | 30 (11) | 20 (67) | 7 (23) | 3 (10) | 0 (0) | 12.5 | 1.5 | |
| Number of People in Household | 0.75 | |||||||
| 1 | 20 (8) | 4 (20) | 2 (10) | 4 (20) | 10 (50) | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | 42 (16) | 10 (24) | 9 (22) | 12 (28) | 11 (26) | 9.5 | 11.5 | |
| 3 | 52 (20) | 14 (27) | 11 (21) | 13 (25) | 14 (27) | 12.5 | 13.5 | |
| 4 | 53 (20) | 9 (17) | 18 (34) | 18 (34) | 8 (15) | 13.5 | 13 | |
| 5 | 38 (15) | 5 (13) | 15 (39) | 11 (29) | 7 (19) | 10 | 9 | |
| 6 | 22 (8) | 10 (45) | 6 (27) | 4 (18) | 2 (10) | 8 | 3 | |
| 7 | 13 (5) | 3 (23) | 4 (31) | 2 (16) | 4 (30) | 3.5 | 3 | |
| 7+ | 23 (9) | 4 (18) | 7 (30) | 5 (22) | 7 (30) | 5.5 | 6 | |
| Ethnicity | 0.00 | |||||||
| White | 40 (15) | 4 (10) | 8 (20) | 15 (37) | 13 (33) | 6 | 14 | |
| African-Caribbean | 27 (10) | 2 (8) | 11 (40) | 10 (37) | 4 (15) | 6.5 | 7 | |
| African-colonial | 13 (5) | 1 (8) | 2 (15) | 6 (46) | 4 (31) | 1.5 | 5 | |
| Mestizo | 147 (66) | 49 (33) | 45 (31) | 24 (16) | 29 (20) | 47 | 26.5 | |
| Indigenous | 28 (11) | 1 (4) | 3 (11) | 15 (53) | 9 (32) | 2 | 12 | |
| Chinese/asian | 3 (1) | 1 (33) | 1 (33) | 1 (34) | 0 (0) | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Other | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | 0 | 1 | |
| Did not disclose | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (67) | 0 (0) | 1 (33) | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Marital status | 0.79 | |||||||
| Single | 77 (29) | 15 (25) | 18 (25) | 19 (26) | 25 (40) | 16.5 | 22 | |
| Married | 85 (33) | 18 (31) | 21 (30) | 26 (37) | 20 (32) | 19.5 | 23 | |
| Divorced | 3 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Separated | 4 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 2 (3) | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| Widowed | 12 (5) | 5 (42) | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 5 (42) | 3 | 3 | |
| Free Union | 80 (30) | 13 (16) | 30 (38) | 20 (25) | 17 (21) | 21.5 | 18.5 | |
| Highest Education Completed | 0.03 | |||||||
| None | 11 (4) | 9 (82) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 5 | 0.5 | |
| Some Primary School | 2 (0) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Finished Primary School | 14 (5) | 7 (50) | 5 (35) | 0 (0) | 2 (15) | 6 | 1 | |
| Some High School | 23 (9) | 11 (48) | 4 (17) | 8 (35) | 0 (0) | 7.5 | 4 | |
| Finished High School | 69 (27) | 18 (26) | 29 (42) | 12 (17) | 10 (15) | 23.5 | 11 | |
| Technical Degree | 74 (28) | 10 (14) | 21 (28) | 24 (34) | 19 (25) | 15.5 | 21.5 | |
| Some Undergraduate Studies | 10 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 6 (60) | 3 (30) | 0.5 | 4.5 | |
| Finished Undergraduate Studies | 32 (12) | 7 (22) | 7 (22) | 8 (25) | 10 (31) | 7 | 9 | |
| Postgraduate Degree | 24 (9) | 4 (17) | 4 (17) | 7 (30) | 8 (34) | 4 | 7.5 | |
| Did not disclose | 4 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 0 | 2 | |
| Employment situation | 0.16 | |||||||
| Employed full time | 139 (35) | 23 (17) | 38 (27) | 42 (30) | 36 (26) | 30.5 | 39 | |
| Employed part-time | 9 (42) | 3 (33) | 4 (45) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Self-employed | 28 (20) | 5 (18) | 8 (28) | 5 (18) | 10 (36) | 6.5 | 7.5 | |
| Unemployed | 19 (0) | 2 (10) | 4 (21) | 8 (42) | 5 (27) | 3 | 6.5 | |
| Retired | 32 (0) | 11 (34) | 13 (41) | 5 (15) | 3 (9) | 12 | 4 | |
| Regular volunteer | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | |
| Homemaker | 33 (0) | 13 (40) | 4 (12) | 7 (21) | 9 (27) | 8.5 | 8 | |
| Personal Monthly Income | 0.56 | |||||||
| Less than $100 | 58 (22) | 16 (28) | 10 (17) | 14 (24) | 18 (31) | 13 | 16 | |
| $101–300 | 25 (10) | 8 (32) | 9 (36) | 5 (20) | 3 (12) | 8.5 | 4 | |
| $301–500 | 34 (13) | 7 (20) | 14 (41) | 8 (24) | 5 (15) | 10.5 | 6.5 | |
| $501–800 | 80 (30) | 14 (18) | 21 (26) | 26 (32) | 19 (24) | 17.5 | 22.5 | |
| $801–1000 | 28 (11) | 2 (7) | 8 (29) | 6 (21) | 12 (43) | 5 | 9 | |
| $1001–2000 | 12 (5) | 3 (25) | 4 (33) | 3 (25) | 2 (17) | 3.5 | 2.5 | |
| $2001–3500 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | |
| $3500+ | 5 (2) | 0 (0) | 3 (60) | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | 1.5 | 1 | |
| Did not disclose | 21 (8) | 6 (28) | 5 (24) | 5 (24) | 5 (24) | 5.5 | 5 | |
| Family Income Bracket | 0.58 | |||||||
| Less than $100 | 14 (5) | 6 (43) | 4 (29) | 1 (7) | 3 (22) | 5 | 2 | |
| $101–300 | 23 (9) | 4 (17) | 5 (22) | 8 (35) | 6 (26) | 4.5 | 7 | |
| $301–500 | 29 (11) | 7 (24) | 11 (38) | 5 (17) | 6 (21) | 9 | 5.5 | |
| $501–800 | 59 (22) | 12 (20) | 14 (24) | 21 (36) | 12 (20) | 13 | 16.5 | |
| $801–1000 | 33 (13) | 7 (21) | 11 (34) | 8 (24) | 7 (21) | 9 | 7.5 | |
| $1001–2000 | 37 (14) | 2 (5) | 10 (27) | 9 (24) | 16 (44) | 6 | 12.5 | |
| $2001–3500 | 14 (5) | 3 (21) | 4 (28) | 4 (29) | 3 (22) | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| $3500+ | 8 (3) | 1 (12) | 4 (50) | 1 (13) | 2 (25) | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| Did not disclose | 46 (17) | 22 (48) | 6 (13) | 10 (22) | 8 (17) | 14 | 9 | |