Direct observation of neighborhood attributes in an urban area of the US south: characterizing the social context of pregnancy

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*

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