Table 1 Descriptive statistics
From: Associations between neighborhood characteristics and dating violence: does spatial scale matter?
|  | All (n = 879) | Girls (n = 452) | Boys (n = 427) |
|---|---|---|---|
Individual-level variables | % | % | % |
Psychological DV perpetration | |||
 At least once | 20.25 | 23.76 | 16.68 |
 Never | 79.75 | 76.24 | 83.32 |
Physical or sexual DV perpetration | |||
 At least once | 14.10 | 20.41 | 7.67 |
 Never | 85.90 | 79.59 | 92.33 |
Psychological DV victimization | |||
 At least once | 28.78 | 34.13 | 23.33 |
 Never | 71.22 | 65.87 | 76.67 |
Physical or sexual DV victimization | |||
 At least once | 19.94 | 22.83 | 17.01 |
 Never | 80.06 | 77.17 | 82.99 |
Grade level | |||
 Grade 7 or 8 | 29.09 | 25.09 | 33.15 |
 Grade 9 | 18.32 | 18.06 | 18.58 |
 Grade 10 | 23.71 | 23.93 | 23.50 |
 Grade 11 | 28.88 | 32.92 | 24.77 |
Parental country of birth | |||
 Two parents born in Canada | 42.21 | 37.88 | 46.61 |
 At least one parent born outside Canada | 57.79 | 62.12 | 53.39 |
Family structure | |||
 Two parents | 64.74 | 61.96 | 67.57 |
 Blended family or shared custody | 16.91 | 19.13 | 14.66 |
 Living with one parent or other family structure | 18.35 | 18.92 | 17.78 |
Highest level of parental education | |||
 High school or less | 13.06 | 16.55 | 9.50 |
 College or professional training | 18.38 | 20.20 | 16.54 |
 University | 68.56 | 63.25 | 73.96 |
Neighborhood-level variables | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
250Â m | |||
 Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
  Median income | 58,754.92 (25,196.54) | 57,754.87 (22,883.30) | 59,772.37 (27,339.35) |
  Single parenthood | 20.32 (7.63) | 20.72 (7.40) | 19.92 (7.84) |
  Residential instability | 38.94 (13.13) | 39.39 (12.84) | 38.48 (13.42) |
  Ethnocultural diversity | 1.28 (0.39) | 1.30 (0.39) | 1.27 (0.39) |
  Population density | 9.89 (6.07) | 9.90 (5.88) | 9.88 (6.25) |
 Risk factors | |||
  Density of off-premises alcohol outlets | 0.75 (1.18) | 0.74 (1.12) | 0.76 (1.23) |
  Density of bars | 0.31 (1.00) | 0.35 (1.03) | 0.28 (0.97) |
  Crime rate | 1.54 (2.18) | 1.64 (2.76) | 1.44 (1.34) |
 Protective factors | |||
  Walkability | − 0.47 (2.61) | − 0.37 (2.57) | − 0.58 (2.65) |
  NDVI | 0.50 (0.11) | 0.49 (0.11) | 0.50 (0.11) |
  Density of green spaces | 0.87 (0.95) | 0.89 (0.92) | 0.86 (0.99) |
  Density of community organizations | 0.39 (0.65) | 0.37 (0.64) | 0.40 (0.67) |
500Â m | |||
 Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
  Median income | 57,714.61 (22,067.14) | 56,744.45 (20,220.35) | 58,701.65 (23,782.52) |
  Single parenthood | 20.33 (6.56) | 20.74 (6.43) | 19.91 (6.67) |
  Residential instability | 39.37 (11.88) | 39.67 (11.50) | 39.06 (12.26) |
  Ethnocultural diversity | 1.29 (0.37) | 1.30 (0.38) | 1.27 (0.37) |
  Population density | 8.61 (4.42) | 8.65 (4.41) | 8.58 (4.44) |
 Risk factors | |||
  Density of off-premises alcohol outlets | 3.26 (3.91) | 3.24 (3.77) | 3.27 (4.04) |
  Density of bars | 1.50 (3.63) | 1.51 (3.04) | 1.49 (4.14) |
  Crime rate | 1.32 (3.16) | 1.24 (1.01) | 1.41 (4.37) |
 Protective factors | |||
  Walkability | − 0.53 (2.66) | − 0.44 (2.62) | − 0.61 (2.69) |
  NDVI | 0.50 (0.10) | 0.49 (0.10) | 0.50 (0.10) |
  Density of green spaces | 2.86 (2.35) | 2.9 (2.32) | 2.82 (2.38) |
  Density of community organizations | 1.10 (1.24) | 1.06 (1.15) | 1.15 (1.31) |
750Â m | |||
 Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
  Median income | 56,871.79 (19,941.78) | 56,039.25 (18,387.81) | 57,718.81 (21,395.60) |
  Single parenthood | 20.52 (5.86) | 20.87 (5.73) | 20.16 (5.97) |
  Residential instability | 39.68 (11.01) | 39.97 (10.5) | 39.40 (11.52) |
  Ethnocultural diversity | 1.29 (0.36) | 1.31 (0.36) | 1.28 (0.36) |
  Population density | 7.99 (3.80) | 8.09 (3.79) | 7.89 (3.81) |
 Risk factors | |||
  Density of off-premises alcohol outlets | 7.32 (7.64) | 7.29 (7.56) | 7.36 (7.72) |
  Density of bars | 3.78 (7.98) | 3.83 (7.55) | 3.72 (8.41) |
  Crime rate | 1.18 (0.64) | 1.18 (0.63) | 1.19 (0.65) |
 Protective factors | |||
  Walkability | − 0.55 (2.68) | − 0.46 (2.63) | − 0.65 (2.74) |
  NDVI | 0.49 (0.10) | 0.49 (0.10) | 0.50 (0.10) |
  Density of green spaces | 5.75 (4.18) | 5.84 (4.29) | 5.66 (4.07) |
  Density of community organizations | 2.08 (1.89) | 2.00 (1.81) | 2.16 (1.97) |
1000Â m | |||
 Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
  Median income | 56,237.1 (17,931.19) | 55,576.33 (16,738.62) | 56,909.36 (19,064.11) |
  Single parenthood | 20.65 (5.40) | 20.95 (5.34) | 20.34 (5.45) |
  Residential instability | 40.08 (10.44) | 40.39 (9.93) | 39.76 (10.94) |
  Ethnocultural diversity | 1.30 (0.35) | 1.31 (0.35) | 1.29 (0.34) |
  Population density | 7.51 (3.40) | 7.60 (3.35) | 7.42 (3.45) |
 Risk factors | |||
  Density of off-premises alcohol outlets | 12.69 (12.60) | 12.73 (12.72) | 12.65 (12.49) |
  Density of bars | 6.95 (13.98) | 7.05 (13.57) | 6.85 (14.40) |
  Crime rate | 1.18 (0.58) | 1.18 (0.58) | 1.18 (0.59) |
 Protective factors | |||
  Walkability | − 0.54 (2.69) | − 0.44 (2.63) | − 0.64 (2.75) |
  NDVI | 0.49 (0.09) | 0.49 (0.09) | 0.49 (0.09) |
  Density of green spaces | 9.42 (6.38) | 9.53 (6.60) | 9.31 (6.15) |
  Density of community organizations | 3.42 (2.75) | 3.29 (2.72) | 3.54 (2.78) |