Table 4.
Neighborhood characteristics at baseline among cisgender Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men participating in the Neighborhoods and Networks (N2) Cohort Study, enrolled as of 31 December 2018.
| Total | Chicago | Deep South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | p-diff a | |
| Total participants | 361 | 259 | 102 | ||||
| Connections in home neighborhood | |||||||
| No family, no friends | 79 | 21.9% | 55 | 21.2% | 24 | 23.5% | 0.21 |
| Some family, no friends | 33 | 9.1% | 23 | 8.9% | 10 | 9.8% | |
| No family, some friends | 109 | 30.2% | 72 | 27.8% | 37 | 36.3% | |
| Some friends, some family | 140 | 38.8% | 109 | 42.1% | 31 | 30.4% | |
| Important neighborhood features b | |||||||
| Reasonable cost | 281 | 77.8% | 202 | 78.0% | 79 | 77.5% | 0.91 |
| Quiet | 184 | 51.0% | 130 | 50.2% | 54 | 52.9% | 0.64 |
| Access to downtown area | 146 | 40.4% | 108 | 41.7% | 38 | 37.3% | 0.44 |
| Near family and friends | 109 | 30.2% | 76 | 29.3% | 33 | 32.4% | 0.58 |
| Mostly Black | 52 | 14.4% | 34 | 13.1% | 18 | 17.6% | 0.27 |
| Mostly White | 34 | 9.4% | 24 | 9.3% | 10 | 9.8% | 0.88 |
| Mostly gay | 47 | 13.0% | 32 | 12.4% | 15 | 14.7% | 0.55 |
| Current neighborhood problems c | |||||||
| Litter, trash | 263 | 72.9% | 200 | 77.2% | 63 | 61.8% | 0.003 |
| Drug dealing | 252 | 69.8% | 189 | 73.0% | 63 | 61.8% | 0.04 |
| Adults and teenagers on the street | 220 | 60.9% | 173 | 66.8% | 47 | 46.1% | 0.001 |
| Empty/abandoned houses | 237 | 65.7% | 177 | 68.3% | 60 | 58.8% | 0.09 |
| Police harassment/abuse | 241 | 66.8% | 185 | 71.4% | 56 | 54.9% | 0.003 |
| Lack of police presence/response | 235 | 65.1% | 176 | 68.0% | 59 | 57.8% | 0.07 |
| Social group disagreements | 218 | 60.4% | 164 | 63.3% | 54 | 52.9% | 0.07 |
| Graffiti | 186 | 51.5% | 143 | 55.2% | 43 | 42.2% | 0.02 |
| Neighborhood perceptions d | |||||||
| Neighborhood has good reputation | 108 | 29.9% | 64 | 24.7% | 44 | 43.1% | <0.001 |
| Residents viewed negatively by others | 151 | 41.8% | 117 | 45.2% | 34 | 33.3% | 0.04 |
| Neighborhood is safe | 93 | 25.8% | 55 | 21.2% | 38 | 37.3% | 0.00 |
| Recent negative events e | |||||||
| Fight with a weapon | 210 | 58.2% | 166 | 64.1% | 44 | 43.1% | <0.001 |
| Someone was jumped or robbed | 189 | 52.4% | 162 | 62.5% | 27 | 26.5% | 0.007 |
| Robbed, or property damaged | 95 | 26.3% | 69 | 26.6% | 26 | 25.5% | 0.82 |
a Differences assessed using Chi-squared (categorial) or ANOVA (continuous); b,c Non-exclusive categories, ranked as ‘important’ or ‘very important’; d Non-exclusive categories, participants who ‘agree’ or ‘strongly agree’; e Non-exclusive categories, reported at least once in the six months prior to participation.