Table 2.
Caregiver Depression and Mean Values of Neighborhood violence and Neighborhood Perceptions
| Caregiver | Overall N=196 |
CES-D<16 N=132 (67.3%) |
CES-D≥16 N=64 (32.7%) |
Test Statistic P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction with neighborhood Mean (SD) | 2.6 (0.8) | 2.5(0.8) | 3.0 (0.8) | t(191) = −3.68,P<.001 |
| Sense of community Mean (SD) | 3.2 (1.1) | 3.1(1.0) | 3.5 (1.1) | t(192) =−2.44,P=.016 |
| Perception of crime Mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.0) | 3.0 (1.1) | t(191) =−4.06,P<.001 |
| Victim rate per 1000 tract population Mean (SD) | 20.2 (9.6) | 18.9 (9.3) | 23.0 (9.7) | t(194) =−2.86,P=.005 |
Note: CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression; SD = standard deviation.