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Table 4 Mean and 95% confidence intervals (CI 95%) § of neighborhood perceived problems scales, by individual and census tract level variables

From: Perceived neighborhood problems: multilevel analysis to evaluate psychometric properties in a Southern adult Brazilian population

Variables

Sum of all problems (both scales)

Neighborhood physical problem

Neighborhood social disorder

Individual level (n = 1,720)

   

Demographic

Mean (95% CI)

Mean (95% CI)

Mean (95% CI)

Gender

   

 Male

10.47 (9.79, 11.14)

6.03 (5.58, 6.48)

4.46 (4.10, 4.82)

 Female

10.89 (10.19, 11.58)

6.23 (5.76, 6.70)

4.65 (4.28, 5.03)

Race/Skin Color

   

 White

10.65 (10.00, 11,31)

6.09 (5.64, 6.54)

4.57 (4.21, 4.93)

 Brown

10.47 (8.86, 12.08)

6.24 (5.29, 7.18)

4.23 (3.42, 5.05)

 Black

12.07 (9.58, 14.57)

7.02 (5.52, 8.52)

5.01 (3.84, 6.18)

Age categories (years)

   

 20-29

10.78 (10.03, 11,53)

6.27 (5.73, 6,81)

4.51 (4.11, 4.91)

 30-39

11.49 (10.58, 12,40)

6.61 (6.04, 7.19)

4.85 (4.39, 5.30)

 40-49

10.72 (9.86, 11.58)

6.12 (5.63, 6.61)

4.64 (4.10, 5.18)

 50-59

9.59 (8.80, 10.38)*

5.38 (4.87, 5.89)*

4.23 (3.77, 4.70)*

Length of neighborhood residence (years)

  

 0-5

10.22 (9.46, 10.98)

6.16 (5.65, 6.66)

4.07 (3.65, 4.49)

 5.01-16.5

11.19 (10.41, 11.97)*

6.21 (5.74, 6.69)

4.98 (4.53, 5.43)*

 16.51-59

10.80 (9.56, 11.64)

6.05 (5.48, 6.62)

4.77 (4.34, 5.19)

Socioeconomic

   

Family per capita income (R$)

   

 Lower

10.81 (9.74, 11.87)

6.17 (5.48, 6.86)

4.62 (4.08, 5.17)

 Intermediate

11.15 (10.38, 11.91)

6.37 (5.87, 6.87)

4.77 (4.35, 5.18)**

 Higher

10.16 (9.48, 10.85)

5.88 (5.36, 6.40)

4.33 (3.90, 4.77)*

Educational attainment

   

 0-4y

10.37 (8.79, 11.94)

5.94 (4.99, 6.90)

4.44 (3.65, 5.22)

 5-8y

10.94 (9.76, 12.12)

6.20 (5.53, 6.88)

4.67 (3.98, 5.37)

 9-11y

10.50 (9.53, 11.48)

5.92 (5.30, 6.54)

4.60 (4.14, 5.06)

 12y and more

10.84 (10.17, 11.50)

6.33 (5.85, 6.80)

4.53 (4.12, 4.95)

Occupational status

   

 Non manual

10.70 (10.07, 11.32)

6.13 (5.59, 6.56)

4.58 (4.21, 4.95)

 Manual

10.83 (9.82, 11.83)

6.20 (5.54, 6.86)

4.62 (4.11, 5.12)

 Others

10.26 (8.79, 11.73)

6.01 (5.02, 7.00)

4.25 (3.65, 4.85)

Census tract level (n = 63)

   

Income

   

 Lower

11.05 (9.83, 12.26)

6.38 (5.55, 7.21)

4.65 (4.06, 5.25)

 Intermediate

11.27 (10.19, 12.36)

6.51 (5.91, 7.11)

4.78 (4.19, 5.37)

 Higher

9.67 (8.83, 10.51)

5.46 (4.73, 6.19)

4.23 (3.63, 4.82)

  1. Florianopolis, Brazil, 2009.
  2. *p 0.05 to 0.001 **p <0.001; § = All analyses were adjusted for complex sample (design effect and weights).