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Table 3 A comparison of REAT derived from physical or visual methods and their agreement (Property level items N = 43; Street level items N = 48)

From: Assessing environmental features related to mental health: a reliability study of visual streetscape images

Domain

 

Question

Physical (n)

Visual (n)

Gwet’s AC1 (95% CI)

Physical incivilities

Property level

Vandalism to private properties

3

2

0.87 (0.75, 0.99)

 

Vacant properties

0

0

1.00 (1.00, 1.00)

 

Burn out properties

0

1

0.98 (0.93, 1.00)

 

Broken windows/doors

0

0

1.00 (1.00, 1.00)

 

Abandoned cars

1

1

1.00 (1.00, 1.00)

 

Street level

Public area maintenance

24

26

0.93 (0.82, 1.00)

 

Stray dogs

2

3

0.88 (0.78, 0.99)

 

Derelict land

0

0

1.00 (1.00, 1.00)

 

Illegal parking

0

1

0.98 (0.94, 1.00)

 

Dog litter in the street

0

0

1.00 (1.00, 1.00)

 

Littered street

13

17

0.27 (0.00, 0.58)

 

Vandalism to public property

1

1

0.96 (0.89, 1.00)

 

Poor path condition

33

30

0.43 (0.16, 0.71)

Territorial functioning

Property level

Low external beautification

5

11

0.42 (0.20, 0.65)

 

Low garden maintenance

4

8

0.64 (0.44, 0.84)

 

Low property maintenance

11

4

0.39 (0.15, 0.63)

 

Street level

No neighbourhood watch signs

33

38

0.83 (0.68, 0.98)

Defensible space

Property level

Low defensible space

4

4

0.80 (0.60, 0.99)

 

Street level

Public parking (on street or public court)

5

5

0.66 (0.48, 0.84)

 

Intense dense properties

9

9

1.00 (1.00, 1.00)

Natural environment

Property level

No trees in front gardens

6

5

0.91 (0.80, 1.00)

 

Street level

Front outlook: green

22

23

0.96 (0.88, 1.00)

 

Front outlook: commercial

14

13

0.94 (0.86, 1.00)

 

Front outlook: industrial

4

4

1.00 (1.00, 1.00)

 

No trees in public space

27

22

0.82 (0.68, 0.96)

 

No planted vegetation

22

24

0.83 (0.67, 0.99)

 

No green space

21

22

0.96 (0.88, 1.00)

 

No recreational space

44

42

0.95 (0.88, 1.00)

  1. Benchmark: Almost perfect (>0.8); Substantial (0.6 ~ 0.8); fair/slight (<0.6).