Table 1 Items & Scales of the Chicago Neighborhood Rating Method from Two Areas of Metropolitan St. Louis.
From: Rating neighborhoods for older adult health: results from the African American Health study
| Â | General conditions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Item/Scale | Overall n = 816 | Inner City n = 364 | Suburbs n = 452 |
Rating not done % | 4.4% | 5.5% | 3.6% |
Items rating entire street | |||
*Traffic volume none to heavy (Mean 0–3 ± SD) | 1.04 (± 0.9) | 1.32 (± 0.9) | 0.82(± 0.8) |
*Street condition very good to poor (Mean 0–3 ± SD) | 1.16 (± 0.8) | 1.39 (± 0.8) | 0.98(± 0.8) |
*Noise very quiet to very noisy (Mean 0–3 ± SD) | 0.71 (± 0.8) | 0.89 (± 0.8) | 0.56 (± 0.7) |
Smells % yes | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2.0% |
Dirt & dust % yes | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.4% |
Items rated on block face of respondent's residence | |||
Abandoned car % yes | 1.7% | 2.7% | 0.9% |
*Beer/liquor bottles % yes | 9.1% | 16.2% | 3.3% |
*Cigarettes % yes | 16.2% | 24.7% | 9.3% |
*Garbage, litter none to heavy (mean 0–3, ± SD) | 0.53 (± 0.8) | 0.86 (± 0.9) | 0.26 (± 0.5) |
Graffiti % yes | 1.0% | 2.2% | 0.0% |
Neighborhood crime signs % yes | 4.5% | 3.3% | 5.5% |
Security signs % yes | 44.9% | 38.5% | 50.0% |
For sale signs % yes | 7.7% | 8.2% | 7.3% |
Commercial property % yes | 8.2% (67) | 14.6% (53) | 3.1% (14) |
   % Poor/fair condition | 2.9% | 5.8% | 0.7% |
   % With pull down blinds/iron gates | 3.1% | 6.3% | 0.4% |
   % With security bars/grates/boards | 3.6% | 7.1% | 0.7% |
Primary housing type | Â | Â | Â |
   % Single family | 65.1% | 42.6% | 83.2% |
   % Private multi family | 16.9% | 34.9% | 2.4% |
   % Private apartments | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.8% |
   % Public housing | 5.1% | 9.6% | 1.5% |
*Residential condition very good to poor (Mean 0–3 ± SD) | 1.11 (± 0.9) | 1.55 (± 0.9) | 0.75 (± 0.7) |
Security bars/grates on residences % yes | 27.4% | 47.8% | 10.9% |
Recreational facilities % yes | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
*Scale: traffic, street condition, noise, beer, cigarettes, garbage, residential unit condition (Mean 0–15 ± SD) | 4.81(± 3.2) | 6.44 (± 3.0) | 3.50 (± 2.7) |