Table 3

Spearman's correlation coefficient among three scales and 16 census variables at the block group level

2000 Census Block Group Variables (n = 115)

Physical Incivility

Territoriality

Social Spaces

POVERTY

% Income Below Poverty

0.62*

-0.22*

0.43*

% Public Assistance

0.47*

0.22*

0.14

% Female Head of Household with Dependents

0.44*

0.00

0.13

EDUCATION

% No High School Diploma

0.68*

0.04

0.21*

EMPLOYMENT/OCCUPATION

% Unemployed

0.43*

-0.10

0.09

% Occupation is Management or Professional

-0.62*

-0.10

-0.12

HOUSING

Owner Occupied Median Housing Value

-0.56*

-0.02

-0.06

% ≥ 1 Person per Room (crowding)

0.33*

-0.09

0.10

RACIAL COMPOSITION

% Black non-Hispanic

0.63*

0.11

0.14

% White non-Hispanic

-0.58*

-0.06

0.12

% Hispanic

0.17

-0.12

0.05

RESIDENTIAL STABILITY

% Older than 65 years

-0.26*

0.45*

0.01

% Homes Owned

-0.43*

0.47*

-0.43*

% Living in Same Residence since 1995

-0.16

0.58*

-0.20*

TRANSPORTATION

% Using private transportation to get to work

-0.38*

0.03

-0.56*

% Using public transportation to get to work

0.43*

0.05

0.36*

* Significant at ρ < 0.05

Laraia et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2006 5:11   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-5-11