Table 3.
Construct validity of HK-NCI
HK-NCI total and subscores | Pearson’s correlation coefficients | |
SCS | BSCS | |
HK-NCI-Total | 0.635* | 0.612* |
HK-NCI-SC | 0.575* | 0.500* |
HK-NCI-NB | 0.515* | 0.576* |
*P value <0.001.
BSCS, Brief Sense of Community Scale; HK-NCI, Hong Kong version of Neighbourhood Cohesion Instrument (15 items); NB, neighbourhood belonging; SC, social cohesion; SCS, Social Cohesion Scale.