Table 4.

Comparing key independent variables among six case cities.

Variable name	NY	WZ	SH	BJ	SZ	GZ	F-statistics/Chi-square
Neighborhood social trusta	4.54	4.24	4.45	4.47	4.28	4.38	2.75⁎⁎
Neighborhood civic engagementa	4.38	4.26	4.40	4.34	4.05	4.21	2.99⁎⁎
Lack of community participationb	15.8%	21.8%	17.5%	24.5%	14.9%	20.9%	1.20
Perceived prioritya	9.31	9.48	9.46	9.49	9.62	9.09	2.49⁎⁎
Perceived pressureb	34.2%	33.8%	33.5%	38.5%	60.6%	60.9%	8.89⁎⁎⁎
Lack of incentivesb	25.0%	40.1%	38.4%	40.6%	48.9%	52.7%	3.53⁎⁎⁎
Perceived government supporta	3.91	3.77	3.87	3.51	3.74	3.42	4.52⁎⁎⁎

^aReporting mean values and standard deviations and results from ANOVA tests.

^bReporting percentages and results of chi-square tests.

^⁎⁎⁎p < 0.001.

^⁎⁎p < 0.01.