Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the Study Population
Continuous variables | U.S.-born N = 8705 | Foreign-born N = 4306 |
|---|---|---|
Age | Mean = 45.86, Median = 45.00, SD = 10.67 | Mean = 47.00, Median = 47.00, SD = 10.32 |
Proportion of residents of the neighborhood below the poverty line the neighborhood. | Mean = 0.18, Median = 0.15, SD = 0.11 | Mean = 0.22, Median = 0.20, SD = 0.11 |
Proportion of residents in the neighborhood who are foreign-born | Mean = 0.29, Median = 0.26, SD = 0.14 | Mean = 0.41, Median = 0.41, SD = 0.16 |
Proportion of households in the neighborhood that are linguistically isolated | Mean = 0.12, Median = 0.9, SD = 0.09 | Mean = 0.19, Median = 0.19, SD = 0.11 |
Categorical variables | N, (row %) | N, (row %) |
Gender | Â | Â |
   Female | 5,452 (64.66) | 2,980 (35.34) |
   Male | 3,253 (71.04) | 1,326 (28.96) |
Race and Ethnicity | Â | Â |
   Asian | 96 (6.27) | 1,434 (93.73) |
   Black – African American | 1,737 (95.39) | 84 (4.61) |
   Black – Caribbean | 76 (11.91) | 562 (88.09) |
   Caucasian | 5,424 (88.28) | 720 (11.72) |
   Hispanic | 1,200 (45.87) | 1,416 (54.13) |
   Other | 172 (65.65) | 90 (34.35) |
Education | Â | Â |
   Less than High School | 96 (13.28) | 627 (86.72) |
   Some High School | 533 (57.37) | 396 (42.63) |
   High School Graduate | 1,989 (68.93) | 894 (31.07) |
   Vocational School | 121 (40.33) | 179 (59.67) |
   Some College | 2,108 (75.61) | 680 (24.39) |
   College Graduate | 2,075 (67.48) | 1,000 (32.52) |
   Graduate School | 1,789 (77.15) | 530 (22.85) |