Table 1

 Descriptive statistics and correlations with neighbourhood physical disorder (n = 82)

MeanSDRangeCorrelation with physical disorderp Value
*For crime data, two neighbourhoods were combined into one (n = 81). †Rate per 1000 residents. ‡Values represent the presence (1) or absence (0) of the firearm injuries described within each neighbourhood. §Rate per 1000 females aged 13–19 in each neighbourhood.
Physical disorder1.990.790–3.88
Census 2000 data
Family poverty18.1915.390–72.100.49<0.001
Vacant households13.438.80.86–42.710.63<0.001
Minority concentration35.0434.38.22–96.960.47<0.001
Crime*
1999 Total crimes†155.73111.4223.95–626.610.56<0.001
2000 Total crimes†142.7287.8426.12–478.300.58<0.001
Firearm injuries‡
1999 Any firearm injuries/homicides0.660.480–10.240.028
2000 Any firearm injuries/homicides0.650.480–10.40<0.001
1999 Any firearm injuries0.610.490–10.220.047
2000 Any firearm injuries0.610.490–10.340.002
1999 Any firearm homicides0.230.420–10.46<0.001
2000 Any firearm homicides0.260.440–10.330.001
Birth statistics
1999 Teen births§50.9565.910–500.000.41<0.001
2000 Teen births§46.5841.660–230.770.58<0.001
1999 Low birth weight (of all births)10.137.700–34.150.230.035
2000 Low birth weight (of all births)10.507.840–40.000.270.016