Residential Neighborhood Crime Control Project: Hartford, Connecticut, 1973-1979  (ICPSR 7682 )

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Residential Neighborhood Crime Control Project: Hartford, Connecticut, 1973-1979

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7682

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Fowler, Floyd J.

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Residential Neighborhood Crime Control Project: Hartford, Connecticut, 1973-1979

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7682

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Fowler, Floyd J.

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Residential Neighborhood Crime Control Project: Hartford, Connecticut, 1973-1979

Identification Number:

7682

Authoring Entity:

Fowler, Floyd J.

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RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME CONTROL PROJECT: HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 (ICPSR 7682) PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FLOYD J. FOWLER JR. ET AL. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH P.O. BOX 1248 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 FIRST ICPSR EDITION FIRST PRINTING, FALL 1982 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSISTANCE ALL MANUSCRIPTS UTILIZING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS WELL AS IDENTIFY THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPSR COUNCIL URGES ALL USERS OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES TO FOLLOW SOME ADAPTATION OF THIS STATEMENT WITH THE PARENTHESES INDICATING ITEMS TO BE FILLED IN APPROPRIATELY OR DELETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL USER. THE DATA (AND TABULATIONS) UTILIZED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. THE DATA FOR THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME CONTROL PROJECT: HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, WERE WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY FLOYD J. FOWLER ET AL. NEITHER THE COLLECTOR OF THE ORIGINAL DATA NOR THE CONSORTIUM BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANALYSES OR INTERPRETATIONS PRESENTED HERE. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AGENCIES WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES AND TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ICPSR PARTICIPANTS' RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, EACH USER OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT OR THESIS ABSTRACT TO THE CONSORTIUM. PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA WERE USED. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. INTRODUCTION DATA COLLECTION DESCRIPTION I DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES II SAMPLING INFORMATION III WEIGHTING INFORMATION IV FILE STRUCTURE V CODEBOOK INFORMATION VI ICPSR PROCESSING INFORMATION VII VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST X CODEBOOK PART #1 PART #2 PART #3 PART #4 PART #5 APPENDIX I INTRODUCTION DATA COLLECTION DESCRIPTION THE HARTFORD PROJECT, FUNDED BY LEAA THROUGH THE HARTFORD INSTITUTE OF CRIMINAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, BEGAN IN 1973. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE RATES OF BURGLARY AND ROBBERY/PURSE SNATCH AND THE FEAR OF THOSE CRIMES. VICTIMIZATION SURVEYS PROVIDE A CONSISTENT MEASURE OF THE RATE AT WHICH SUCH CRIMES OCCUR OVER TIME. THE SURVEYS ALSO PROVIDE CRITICAL MEASURES OF PEOPLE'S FEARS AND CONCERNS ABOUT CRIME. IT WAS AN EXPERIMENT IN HOW TO REDUCE RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY AND STREET ROBBERY/PURSE SNATCH AND THE FEAR OF THESE CRIMES IN AN URBAN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROJECT'S MOST DISTINCTIVE FEATURE WAS ITS INTEGRATED APPROACH. PHYSICAL DESIGN CHANGES WERE PLANNED, CARRIED OUT AND COORDINATED WITH APPROPRIATE CITIZEN AND POLICE EFFORTS IN A UNIQUE THREE-PRONGED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REDUCE OPPORTUNITY FOR CRIME. THE PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 1976. AS PART OF ITS EXTENSIVE EVALUATION, THE CENTER COLLECTED RESIDENT SURVEY DATA ON FOUR OCCASIONS OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977. A FINAL REPORT WAS COMPLETED IN 1978. IT REPORTED CONSIDERABLE EVIDENCE OF A REDUCTION IN NEIGHBORHOOD BURGLARIES AFTER A ONE-YEAR TRIAL. THE FINAL REPORT OF THE INTIAL EVALUATION ENTITLED REDUCING RESIDENTIAL CRIME AND FEAR: THE HARTFORD NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM, WAS PUBLISHED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN THE FALL OF 1979. A SECOND GRANT WAS AWARDED TO THE CENTER BY LEAA TO ASSESS THE LONG-TERM (3-YEAR) IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM. POLICE RECORD DATA, INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENT LEADERS AND POLICE, TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN COUNTS, ON-SITE OBSERVATIONS AND AN UPDATED HOUSEHOLD SURVEY (1979) WERE ALL USED IN THE EVALUATION. A SECOND REPORT, ENTITLED NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME, FEAR AND SOCIAL CONTROL: A SECOND LOOK AT THE HARTFORD PROGRAM WAS PUBLISHED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN THE SPRING OF 1982. THIS REPORT DISCUSSES THE FINDINGS OF INCREASED BEHAVIORS AND FEELINGS AMONG NORTH ASYLUM HILL RESIDENTS IN TERMS OF INFORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND LOWER MEASURES OF FEAR AND CONCERN ABOUT CRIME THAN WOULD BE PREDICTED FROM CITY-WIDE TRENDS, ALTHOUGH ACTUAL RATES OF CRIME RETURNED APPROXIMATELY TO WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PREDICTED FROM LEVELS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE CITY. II DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES FOR ALL FIVE SURVEYS, TWO METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION WERE USED - TELEPHONE AND FIELD INTERVIEWS. ADVANCE LETTERS WERE SENT TO SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS. HOUSEHOLDS WERE THEN CONTACTED, EITHER BY TELEPHONE OR PERSONAL VISIT. IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE RESPONDENT COULD NOT BE CONTACTED ON THE FIRST FIELD CALL AT A SAMPLE HOUSEHOLD, INTERVIEWERS WERE REQUIRED TO CALL BACK AT THE HOUSEHOLD AT LEAST SIX TIMES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE INTERVIEW; MORE CALLS WERE REQUIRED (IF NECESSARY) FOR ADDRESSES ASSIGNED TO THE TELEPHONE. THESE CALL-BACKS WERE TO BE MADE AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY AND ON DIFFERENT DAYS OF THE WEEK TO MAXIMIZE THE CHANCE OF A CONTACT. ADDRESSES AT WHICH THE DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS REFUSED TO BE INTERVIEWED WERE GENERALLY REASSIGNED TO A SECOND INTERVIEWER WHO CONTACTED THE INDIVIDUALS AND ATTEMPTED TO PERSUADE THEM TO BE INTERVIEWED. THERE WAS A RESIDENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT. AN ADULT HAD TO HAVE LIVED AT SELECTED ADDRESSES FOR 6 MONTHS OR MORE IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW. THIS ENSURED A MINIMUM LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A BASIS FOR REPORTING HOUSEHOLD CRIMES. ALL DATA WERE COLLECTED BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF MAY-JULY EACH YEAR. ONE HALF OF THE INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE AND ONE HALF IN PERSON. IN EACH SURVEY EXCEPT 1979 RESPONDENTS REPORTED ON EXPERIENCES DURING THE PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD; IN 1979 THE TIME REFERENCE WAS THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE SURVEY QUESTIONS ARE VERY SIMILAR FROM YEAR TO YEAR, WITH 1973 BEING THE MOST UNIQUE. EACH YEAR THERE ARE SECTIONS WITH QUESTIONS ON VICTIMIZATION; FEAR AND PERCEIVED RISK OF BEING VICTIMS OF THE TARGET CRIMES; PERCEPTIONS OF AND ATTITUDES TOWARD POLICE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS, AND NEIGHBORS, HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS; AND RESPONDENT CHARACTERISTICS. III SAMPLING INFORMATION THE BASIC DESIGN WAS TO DO A CITYWIDE SURVEY, WITH OVERSAMPLES IN KEY AREAS TO PERMIT MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS. TO THIS END, HARTFORD WAS DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS OR STRATA: ASYLUM HILL, CLAY HILL/SAND, THE AREA ADJACENT TO ASYLUM HILL AND THE REMAINDER OF HARTFORD. THE SAMPLES ARE RANDOM AREA PROBABILITY SAMPLES OF HOUSING UNITS. IN EACH SELECTED HOUSING UNIT A RESPONDENT WAS RANDOMLY CHOSEN USING KISH TABLES. NO SUBSTITUTIONS WERE ALLOWED. A RESPONDENT WAS ELIGIBLE IF HE OR SHE WAS AN ADULT (18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER, OR MARRIED REGARDLESS OF AGE) WHO HAD LIVED AT THAT HOUSING UNIT FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. THE SIX-MONTH CONSTRAINT WAS IMPOSED TO GIVE THE RESPONDENT ENOUGH EXPERIENCE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO FORM ATTITUDES AND TO BE ABLE TO REPORT CRIMES THAT OCCURRED TO THE HOUSING UNIT. THE SURVEYS ASKED FOR THE RESPONDENT'S PERSONAL OPINIONS, AND THE VICTIMIZATION EXPERIENCE SECTIONS ASKED FOR EVENTS HAPPENING TO ANY MEMBERS OF THAT HOUSEHOLD. THE 1976 SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED ONLY IN ASYLUM HILL BECAUSE OF LIMITED AVAILABLE FUNDS. THE ADDRESSES IN THE ASYLUM HILL SAMPLE IN THE 1975 SURVEY WERE RE-CONTACTED IN 1976. ELIGIBILITY WAS DETERMINED AGAIN, AND RESPONDENT SELECTION WAS REDONE. THUS, SOME HOUSEHOLDS INELIGIBLE IN 1975 WERE INTERVIEWED IN 1976; AND VICE VERSA. SOME RESPONDENTS WERE THE SAME, SOME DIFFERENT WHEN INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD. THE 1976 SAMPLE WAS THEREFORE, NOT INDEPENDENT OF THE 1975 SAMPLE. IN 1977, A NEW SAMPLE WAS SELECTED, AGAIN AN AREA PROBABILITY SAMPLE, WITH CLUSTERS WELL DISPERSED AROUND BLOCKS. THIS SAMPLE DIFFERED FROM THOSE OF PREVIOUS YEARS IN TWO WAYS. THE ASYLUM HILL AREA WAS DIVIDED INTO AREAS NORTH AND SOUTH OF ASYLUM AVENUE (NORTH ASYLUM HILL AND SOUTH ASYLUM HILL, RESPECTIVELY), AND THESE TWO AREAS WERE SAMPLED AT DIFFERENT RATES. IN ADDITION TO THE HOUSEHOLD-BASED SAMPLE, ASYLUM HILL RESIDENTS WHO WERE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM (SSCA, WHO AND CAHA) WERE SAMPLED FROM LISTS. MEMBERSHIP LISTS WERE OBTAINED FROM EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 260 NAMES. A TOTAL OF 50 INTERVIEWS WERE DESIRED. A SAMPLING RATE WAS DETERMINED BASED UPON A 75 PERCENT RESPONSE RATE, AS WELL AS THE EXPECTED ELIGIBILITY RATES. THE 1979 SAMPLE USED A CLUSTERED AREA PROBABILITY SAMPLE THROUGHOUT HARTFORD OUTSIDE OF ASYLUM HILL. IN ASYLUM HILL, HOWEVER, THE SAMPLE WAS SO DONE THAT THE ENTIRE AREA WAS LISTED; THERE WAS NO CLUSTERING. IV IN ESSENCE, THE ASYLUM HILL SAMPLES MAY BE TREATED AS SYSTEMATIC RANDOM SAMPLE. FOR COMPLETE SAMPLING INFORMATION SEE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME, FEAR AND SOCIAL CONTROL: A SECOND LOOK AT THE HARTFORD PROGRAM. WASHINGTON D.C.; U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, APRIL 1982. WEIGHTING INFORMATION FOR EACH OF THE SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLDS WERE SAMPLED FROM ASYLUM HILL AT A HIGHER RATE THAN THOSE SELECTED FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY IN ORDER TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT CASES FOR SEPARATE ANALYSIS. IN EARLY SURVEYS, CLAY HILL/SOUTH ARSENAL WAS ALSO SAMPLED AT A HIGHER RATE THAN THE REST OF HARTFORD. TO ALLOW COMBINING THE CASES FROM DIFFERENT AREAS FOR A GIVEN YEAR, WEIGHTS BASED ON THE PROBABILITY OF SELECTION IN EACH AREA WERE COMPUTED AND ASSIGNED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. WEIGHTS BASED ON THEIR PROBABILITY OF SELECTION HAVE ALSO BEEN COMPUTED AND ASSIGNED TO CASES FROM THE 1977 ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP LIST SAMPLE SO THAT THESE MAY BE COMBINED WITH THE AREA SAMPLE CASES. ALL OF THESE WEIGHTS MAY BE CALLED "AREA WEIGHTS." IT WILL BE RECALLED THAT ONCE AN INTERVIEWER HAD CONTACTED A SAMPLE HOUSEHOLD, HE OR SHE HAD TO DETERMINE HOW MANY ADULTS ELIGIBLE TO BE INTERVIEWED LIVED IN THE HOUSEHOLD; WHERE THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE ELIGIBLE ADULT, ONE HAD TO BE SELECTED AT RANDOM USING A PRESPECIFIED PROCEDURE. THE PROBABILIITY OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S BECOMING A RESPONDENT IS THE PRODUCT OF THE PROBABILITY OF HIS OR HER HOUSEHOLD'S SELECTION AND THE PROBABILITY OF ANY ELIGIBLE ADULT'S SELECTION WITHIN THAT HOUSEHOLD. HENCE, INDIVIDUAL RESPONDENTS ARE WEIGHTED BY THE PRODUCT OF THE AREA WEIGHT AND THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ADULTS IN THE HOUSED (THE "COMBINED WEIGHT"). WHICH OF THESE TWO WEIGHTS IS USED DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF VARIABLES UNDER CONSIDERATION. WHERE THE VARIABLE REPRESENTS INFORMATION ABOUT HOUSEHOLDS (SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, TOTAL FAMILY INCOME, OR VICTIMIZATION EXPERIENCE WHICH WAS ASKED FOR EVERYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD), THE RESPONSES ARE WEIGHTED BY THE TOTAL WEIGHT. WHERE A VARIABLE REPRESENTS INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUALS (SUCH AS EDUCATION COMPLETED, FREQUENCY OF WALKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ANY PERCEPTIONS OR ATTITUDES), RESPONSES ARE WEIGHTED BY THE COMBINED WEIGHT. WEIGHTING CAN SEEM COMPLICATED. HOWEVER, IT IS SIMPLY A WAY OF ACCURATELY COMBINING UNITS THAT HAD DIFFERENT CHANCES OF SELECTION TO PRODUCE ACCURATE AGGREGATE ESTIMATES. ALL PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE V BASED ON APPROPRIATELY WEIGHTED DATA. STATISTICAL RELIABILITY, OF COURSE, IS DEPENDENT ON THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS (INTERVIEWS) - NOT ON WEIGHTED NUMBERS - AND ALL STATISTICAL TESTS WERE SO CALCULATED. THERE ARE NOT ANY STATISTICAL TESTS PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT THAT RELY ON COMBINING DATA FROM AREAS THAT WERE SELECTED AT DIFFERENT RATES IN A GIVEN YEAR. FILE STRUCTURE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME CONTROL PROJECT: HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977 AND 1979 IS AVAILABLE FROM THE ICPSR IN TWO FORMATS CARD IMAGE AND OSIRIS. THE CARD IMAGE FILE CONTAINS SEVERAL DECKS PER CASE IN A FORMAT BASED ON 80 COLUMN PUNCHED CARDS. THE DATA ARE SORTED BY CASE WITH ALL DECKS FOR A CASE TOGETHER IN ASCENDING ORDER. THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY GIVES THE FORMAT AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR EACH VARIABLE IN THE OSIRIS DATA FILE. THE DICTIONARY OR DICTIONARY-CODEBOOK FILE IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OSIRIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE. THE OSIRIS DATA FILE IS CONSTRUCTED WITH A SINGLE LOGICAL RECORD FOR EACH CASE. FILE NAME NUMBER OF NUMBER VARIABLES OF CASES 1973 560 891 1975 214 556 1976 249 146 1977 358 885 1979 320 623 THE OSIRIS DATA FILE CAN BE ACCESSED DIRECTLY THROUGH SOFTWARE PACKAGES OR PROGRAMS WHICH DO NOT USE THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY BY SPECIFYING THE TAPE LOCATIONS OF THE DESIRED VARIABLES. THESE TAPE LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN IN THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY-CODEBOOK. VI ICPSR PROCESSING INFORMATION THE DATA COLLECTION WAS PROCESSED ACCORDING TO THE STANDARD ICPSR PROCESSING PROCEDURES. THE DATA WERE CHECKED FOR ILLEGAL OR INCONSISTENT CODE VALUES WHICH, WHEN FOUND, WERE RECODED TO OSIRIS MISSING DATA VALUES. NO CONSISTENCY CHECKS WERE PERFORMED. STATEMENTS BRACKETED IN THE BODY OF THE CODEBOOK WERE ADDED BY THE PROCESSORS FOR EXPLANATORY PURPOSES. X VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST ICPSR PROCESSING VARIABLES -------------------------- 1. ICPSR DATA COLLECTION NUMBER - 7682 2. ICPSR EDITION NUMBER - 1 3. ICPSR PART NUMBER - 5 4. ICPSR SEQUENTIAL CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER COVER SHEET INFORMATION ----------------------- 5. PROJECT ID 6. TYPE OF SAMPLE 7. RESPONDENT ID NUMBER 8. CARD NUMBER 1 9. AREA 10. WEIGHT 11. CENSUS TRACT 12. CENSUS BLOCK 13. SEGMENT 14. INTERVIEWER 15. LENGTH OF INTERVIEW 16. MODE OF INTERVIEW 17. TIME OF DAY 18. DATE OF INTERVIEW-MONTH 19. DATE OF INTERVIEW-DAY 20. NUMBER OF CALLS-FIELD 21. NUMBER OF CALLS-PHONE 22. ELIGIBLE ADULTS 23. INELIGIBLE ADULTS 24. OWN OR RENT HOME 25. DOES OWNER LIVE IN BUILDING 26. FORMER ADDRESS 27. INTERVIEWER CHECK-ELIGIBLE ADULTS 28. RACIAL BACKGROUND 29. WHERE WAS R BORN 30. INTERVIEWER CHECK-BORN WHERE 31. FAMILY ANCESTRY 32. INDIRECT ETHNICITY 33. SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD 34. NUMBER OF CHILDREN 35. NUMBER OF ADULTS 36. NUMBER OF ELDERLY 37. HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION 38. LIFE CYCLE OF HEAD 39. RELATIONSHIP OF R TO HEAD 40. AGE OF R 41. SEX OF R 42. MARITAL STATUS OF R 43. AGE OF HEAD 44. SEX OF HEAD 45. MARITAL STATUS OF HEAD 46. RELATIONSHIP OF INFORMANT TO HEAD NEIGHBORHOOD ------------- 47. PROJECT ID 48. TYPE OF SAMPLE 49. R ID NUMBER 50. CARD NUMER 2 51. AREA 52. EASY TO TELL A STRANGER FROM NEIGHBOR 53. SAW STRANGERS IN PAST TWO YEARS 54. NUMBER OF TIMES HAPPENED 55. DID R DO ANYTHING 56. WHAT WOULD NEIGHBORS DO 57. TYPE OF NEIGHBORHOOD 58. R FEELS A PART OF NEIGHBORHOOD 59. NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER/WORSE PAST 2 YEARS 60. MOST IMPORTANT WAY IT IS BETTER/WORSE-1ST MENTION 61. MOST IMPORTANT WAY IT IS BETTER/WORSE-2ND MENTION 62. RESIDENTS DO THINGS TO BETTER NEIGHBORHOOD 63. PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF THEIR HOMES 64. NEIGHBORS WATCH OUT FOR EACH OTHER 65. IN 5 YEARS HOW WILL NEIGHBORHOOD BE BETTER 66. GONE TO NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS PAST 2 YEARS 67. HOW MANY MEETINGS 68. NAME OF CONCERNED GROUPS IN NEIGHBORHOOD-1ST MENT 69. NAME OF CONCERNED GROUPS IN NEIGHBORHOOD-2ND MENT 70. NAME OF CONCERNED GROUPS IN NEIGHBORHOOD-3RD MENT 71. HAVE GROUPS DONE ANY GOOD 72. NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN FRONT OF R'S HOME-DAY 73. NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN FRONT OF R'S HOME-NIGHT 74. PEOPLE ON STREET LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOOD 75. AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC-DAY 76. AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC-NIGHT 77. NUMBER OF DAYS R WAS OUTSIDE 78. PUBLIC PARK NEARBY 79. DOES R USE PARK 80. WHY DOES/DOESN'T R USE PARK-1ST MENTION 81. WHY DOES/DOESN'T R USE PARK-2ND MENTION 82. DOES R WALK IN NEIGHBORHOOD-DAY 83. DOES R WALK IN NEIGHBORHOOD-NIGHT 84. DOES R GET SOMEONE TO WALK WITH 85. DOES R DRIVE AT NIGHT RATHER THAN WALK 86. DOES R CARRY ANY PROTECTION-1ST MENTION 87. DOES R CARRY ANY PROTECTION-2ND MENTION 88. NUMBER OF DAYS HOME IS EMPTY 89. HOW MANY HOURS HOME IS EMPTY 90. NUMBER OF NIGHTS HOME IS EMPTY 91. SPECIAL LOCKS ON DOORS 92. VALUABLES ENGRAVED 93. DO NEIGHBORS WATCH EACH OTHER'S HOMES 94. ALL THE TIME, OR SPECIAL OCCASIONS 95. ANYTHING ELSE TO PROTECT HOME-1ST MENTION 96. ANYTHING ELSE TO PROTECT HOME-2ND MENTION 97. HOW MANY NEIGHBORS LOCK HOMES-DAYTIME 98. HOW MANY NEIGHBORS WOULD REPORT CRIME 99. HOW MANY NEIGHBORS WILLING TO TALK TO POLICE 100. HOW MANY NEIGHBORS WILLING TO HELP CONCERNED GROUP 101. DOES NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERN EFFECT CRIME 102. HOW MUCH ARE NEIGHBORS CONCERNED WITH CRIME 103. PEOPLE MORE CONCERNED WITH CRIME PAST YEAR 104. PROJECT ID 105. TYPE OF SAMPLE 106. R ID NUMBER 107. CARD NUMBER 3 108. AREA 109. INTERVIEWER CHECK-R LIVES IN ASYLUM HILL 110. STREET CHANGES GOOD/BAD IDEA 111. STREET CHANGES MADE DIFFERENCE 112. HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE CHANGES MADE 113. WAYS CHANGES IMPROVED NEIGHBORHOOD-1ST MENTION 114. WAYS CHANGES IMPROVED NEIGHBORHOOD-2ND MENTION 115. WAYS CHANGES IMPROVED NEIGHBORHOOD-3RD MENTION 116. WAYS CHANGES WORSENED NEIGHBORHOOD-1ST MENTION 117. WAYS CHANGES WORSENED NEIGHBORHOOD-2ND MENTION 118. WAYS CHANGES WORSENED NEIGHBORHOOD-3RD MENTION 119. MORE/LESS PEOPLE ON STREET 120. MORE/LESS NEIGHBORS ON STREET 121. MORE/LESS TRAFFIC POLICE ------ 122. HOW OFTEN POLICEMAN ON FOOT PATROL 123. HOW OFTEN POLICEMAN ON MOTOR PATROL 124. RESPONSE TIME OF POLICE DEPARTMENT 125. HAS R CALLED POLICE IN PAST YEAR 126. WHY DID R CALL POLICE-1ST MENTION 127. WHY DID R CALL POLICE-2ND MENTION 128. HOW SATISFIED WAS R WITH POLICE HELP 129. WOULD R REPORT ATTEMPTED B&E 130. WHY/WHY NOT REPORT-1ST MENTION 131. WHY/WHY NOT REPORT-2ND MENTION 132. WOULD R REPORT ROBBERY 133. WHY/WHY NOT REPORT ROBBERY-1ST MENTION 134. WHY/WHY NOT REPORT ROBBERY-2ND MENTION 135. OVERALL RATE FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT 136. HOW DO POLICE TREAT PEOPLE IN NEIGHBORHOOD 137. RATE POLICE TREATMENT OF WHITES 138. RATE POLICE TREATMENT OF BLACKS 139. RATE POLICE TREATMENT OF SPANISH SPEAKING PERSONS 140. POLICE SERVICE BETTER/WORSE PAST 2 YEARS 141. ANY CHANGES IN POLICE DEPARTMENT PAST 2 YEARS 142. DESCRIBE POLICE CHANGES-1ST MENTION 143. DESCRIBE POLICE CHANGES-2ND MENTION FEAR ---- 144. PROJECT ID 145. TYPE OF SAMPLE 146. R ID NUMBER 147. CARD NUMBER 4 148. AREA 149. HOW WORRIED ABOUT CRIME-DAY 150. HOW WORRIED ABOUT CRIME-NIGHT 151. HOW WORRIED HOME WILL BE BROKEN INTO-DAY 152. HOW WORRIED HOME WILL BE BROKEN INTO-NIGHT 153. LIKELIHOOD HOUSE WILL BE BROKEN INTO 154. LIKELIHOOD PURSE WILL BE SNATCHED 155. LIKELIHOOD ROBBED ON STREET 156. LIKELIHOOD INJURED ON STREET 157. HOW SAFE ALONE IN NEIGHBORHOOD-DAY 158. HOW SAFE ALONE IN NEIGHBORHOOD-NIGHT 159. PROBLEM: SELLING ILLEGAL DRUGS 160. PROBLEM: USING ILLEGAL DRUGS 161. PROBLEM: GROUPS OF TEENAGERS 162. PROBLEM: GROUPS OF MEN 163. PROBLEM: DRUKEN MEN 164. PROBLEM: PROSTITUTION 165. INTERVIEWER CHECK-PROBLEMS 166. ANYONE TRIED TO CORRECT PROBLEMS 167. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE-1ST MENTION 168. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE-2ND MENTION 169. PROBLEM: STEALING CARS 170. PROBLEM: BURGLARY 171. PROBLEM: ROBBERY 172. PROBLEM: HOLDUPS 173. PROBLEM: BEATINGS 174. MOST IMPORTANT CRIME PROBLEM 175. CRIME GONE UP/DOWN PAST YEAR 176. INTERVIEWER CHECK-R LIVES IN ASYLUM HILL 177. HOW MUCH HAVE PREVENTION EFFORTS EFFECTED CRIME CRIME ----- 178. B&E PAST YEAR 179. ATTEMPTED B&E 180. LEGAL ENTRY & THEFT 181. PURSE SNATCHED 182. ARMED ROBBERY 183. MAILBOX THEFT PAST YEAR 184. ATTEMPTED MAILBOX THEFT 185. CAR THEFT 186. ATTEMPTED CAR THEFT 187. OTHER THEFTS 188. THREATENED OR ATTACKED 189. RAPE, MOLEST, SEXUAL ABUSE 190. VANDALISM 191. MINIMUM NUMBER OF CRIMES 192. PEOPLE IN NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE SAY IN POLICE AFFAIRS 193. POLICE DON'T UNDERSTAND PEOPLE 194. POLICE TRY TO DO BEST FOR PEOPLE 195. POLICE DON'T SPEND TIME ON PROBLEMS DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ----------------------- 196. PROJECT ID 197. TYPE OF SAMPLE 198. R ID NUMBER 199. CARD NUMBER 5 200. AREA 201. EDUCATION 202. HOW LONG AT PRESENT ADDRESS 203. RACIAL BACKGROUND 204 WHERE WAS R BORN 205. INTERVIEWER CHECK-WHERE R WAS BORN 206. COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN 207. ANYONE LOOKING FOR WORK 208. NUMBER OF PERSONS OUT OF WORK 209. TOTAL INCOME 210. DESCRIBE FEAR AND CRIME-1ST MENTION 211. DESCRIBE FEAR AND CRIME-2ND MENTION 212. INTERVIEW LANGUAGE 213. HOW COOPERATIVE WAS R CRIME DESCRIPTIONS ------------------ 214. PROJECT ID 215. TYPE OF SAMPLE 216. R ID NUMBER 217. CARD NUMBER 6 218. AREA 219. TOTAL NUMBER OF CRIMES 220. CRIME-1 221. WORTH $50+-1ST MENTION 222. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-1ST MENTION 223. INFORM POLICE-1ST MENTION-1ST MENTION 224. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-1ST MENTION 225. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-1ST MENTION 226. CRIME-2 227. WORTH $50+-2ND MENTION 228. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-2ND MENTION 229. INFORM POLICE-2ND MENTION 230. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-2ND MENTION 231. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-2ND MENTION 232. CRIME-3 233. WORTH $50+-3RD MENTION 234. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-3RD MENTION 235. INFORM POLICE-3RD MENTION 236. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-3RD MENTION 237. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-3RD MENTION 238. CRIME-4 239. WORTH $50+-4TH MENTION 240. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-4TH MENTION 241. INFORM POLICE-4TH MENTION 242. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-4TH MENTION 243. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-4TH MENTION 244. CRIME-5 245. WORTH $50+-5TH MENTION 246. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-5TH MENTION 247. INFORM POLICE-5TH MENTION 248. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-5TH MENTION 249. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-5TH MENTION 250. CRIME-6 251. WORTH $50+-6TH MENTION 252. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-6TH MENTION 253. INFORM POLICE-6TH MENTION 254. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-6TH MENTION 255. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-6TH MENTION 256. CRIME-7 257. WORTH $50+-7TH MENTION 258. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-7TH MENTION 259. INFORM POLICE-7TH MENTION 260. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-7TH MENTION 261. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-7TH MENTION 262. CRIME-8 263. WORTH $50+-8TH MENTION 264. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-8TH MENTION 265. INFORM POLICE-8TH MENTION 266. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-8TH MENTION 267. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-8TH MENTION 268. PROJECT ID 269. TYPE OF SAMPLE 270. R ID NUMBER 271. CARD NUMBER 7 272. AREA 273. CRIME-9 274. WORTH $50+-9TH MENTION 275. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-9TH MENTION 276. INFORM POLICE-9TH MENTION 277. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-9TH MENTION 278. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-9TH MENTION 279. CRIME-10 280. WORTH $50+-1ST MENTION 281. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-1ST MENTION 282. INFORM POLICE-1ST MENTION 283. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-1ST MENTION 284. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-1ST MENTION 285. CRIME-11 286. WORTH $50+-3RD MENTION 287. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-3RD MENTION 288. INFORM POLICE-3RD MENTION 289. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-3RD MENTION 290. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-3RD MENTION 291. CRIME-12 292. WORTH $50+-4TH MENTION 293. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-4TH MENTION 294. INFORM POLICE-4TH MENTION 295. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-4TH MENTION 296. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-4TH MENTION 297. CRIME-13 298. WORTH $50+-5TH MENTION 299. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-5TH MENTION 300. INFORM POLICE-5TH MENTION 301. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-5TH MENTION 302. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-5TH MENTION 303. CRIME-14 304. WORTH $50+-6TH MENTION 305. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-6TH MENTION 306. INFORM POLICE-6TH MENTION 307. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-6TH MENTION 308. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-6TH MENTION 309. CRIME-15 310. WORTH $50+-7TH MENTION 311. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-7TH MENTION 312. INFORM POLICE-7TH MENTION 313. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-7TH MENTION 314. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-7TH MENTION 315. CRIME-16 316. WORTH $50+-8TH MENTION 317. WHAT MONTH, YEAR-8TH MENTION 318. INFORM POLICE-8TH MENTION 319. FILL OUT FORMAL REPORT-8TH MENTION 320. HEAR FROM POLICE AGAIN-8TH MENTION ----------------------------------

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Variable Description

List of Variables:

Variables

ICPSR STUDY NUMBER

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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 1
Width: 4

Variable Text: ICPSR STUDY NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

7682 .

THE ICPSR HAS ATTACHED THIS NUMBER AS A UNIQUE DATA COLLECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.

Range of Valid Data Values: 7682-7682

ICPSR EDITION NUMBER

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End: 7
Width: 1
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End: 7
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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 5
Width: 1

Variable Text: ICPSR EDITION NUMBER

Notes: THE NUMBER IDENTIFYING THE RELEASE EDITION OF THE DATA COLLECTION.

ICPSR PART NUMBER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 8
End: 8
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

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End: 8
Width: 1
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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 6
Width: 1

Variable Text: ICPSR PART NUMBER - 5

Notes: THE NUMBER IDENTIFYING THIS PART OF A 5-PART DATA COLLECTION. PART 1: 1973 PART 2: 1975 PART 3: 1976 PART 4: 1977 PART 5: 1979

ICPSR SEQUENCE NUMBER

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End: 11
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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 7
Width: 3

Variable Text: ICPSR SEQUENTIAL CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

Notes: THE ICPSR HAS ATTACHED A SEQUENTIAL CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO EVERY RECORD. THIS NUMBER UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES EACH RECORD IN THE DATA COLLECTION.

PROJECT ID

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 12
End: 14
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 10
Width: 3

Variable Text: PROJECT NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

120 .

Range of Valid Data Values: 120-120

TYPE OF SAMPLE

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 15
End: 15
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 13
Width: 1

Variable Text: TYPE OF SAMPLE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

INT (COMPLETED INTERVIEW)

2 .

NI (REFUSAL, NON-INTERVIEW)

3 .

NS (NON-SAMPLE)

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

R

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Start: 16
End: 18
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 14
Width: 3

Variable Text: R ID NUMBER

CARD NUMBER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 19
End: 19
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 17
Width: 1

Variable Text: CARD NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-1

AREA

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 20
End: 20
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 18
Width: 1

Variable Text: AREA

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

ASYLUM HILL/NORTH

2 .

ASYLUM HILL/SOUTH

3 .

CLAY HILL/SAND

4 .

ADJACENT

5 .

REMAINDER

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

WEIGHT

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 21
End: 22
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 19
Width: 2

Variable Text: WEIGHT

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

01 .

ASYLUM HILL/NORTH

02 .

ASYLUM HILL/SOUTH

05 .

ADJACENT/REMAINDER

10 .

CLAY HILL/SAND - REMAINDER

Range of Valid Data Values: 01-10

CENSUS TRACT

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 23
End: 26
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 21
Width: 4

Variable Text: CENSUS TRACT

CENSUS BLOCK

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Start: 27
End: 29
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 25
Width: 3

Variable Text: CENSUS BLOCK NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

000 .

ASYLUM HILL OR CLAY HILL/SAND

999 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 000-000

Range of Invalid Data Values: 0999

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

SEGMENT

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 30
End: 31
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 28
Width: 2

Variable Text: SEGMENT

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

01 .

A

26 .

Z

00 .

ASYLUM HILL OR CLAY HILL/SAND

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 00-26

Range of Invalid Data Values: 099

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

INTERVIEWER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 32
End: 33
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 30
Width: 2

Variable Text: INTERVIEWER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

01 .

27 .

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 01-27

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

LENGTH OF INTERVIEW

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 34
End: 35
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 32
Width: 2

Variable Text: LENGTH OF INTERVIEW

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

15 .

15 MINUTES

98 .

98 OR MORE MINUTES

00 .

INAP., CODED 2 OR 3 ON REF 2

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 00-98

Range of Invalid Data Values: 099

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

MODE OF INTERVIEW

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 36
End: 36
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 34
Width: 1

Variable Text: MODE OF INTERVIEW OR CONTACT

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

TELEPHONE

2 .

PERSONAL (FIELD)

3 .

TELEPHONE AND PERSONAL (FIELD)

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

TIME OF DAY

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End: 37
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 35
Width: 1

Variable Text: TIME OF DAY OF INTERVIEW

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

8AM-12 NOON

2 .

12:01PM-4PM

3 .

4:01PM-8PM

4 .

8:01PM-MIDNIGHT

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

DATE OF INTERVIEW-MONTH

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 38
End: 38
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 36
Width: 1

Variable Text: DATE OF INTERVIEW-MONTH

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

5 .

MAY

6 .

JUNE

7 .

JULY

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 5-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

DATE OF INTERVIEW-DAY

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 39
End: 40
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 37
Width: 2

Variable Text: DATE OF INTERVIEW-DAY

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

01 .

1ST

31 .

31ST

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 01-31

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

NUMBER OF CALLS-FIELD

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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End: 41
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 39
Width: 1

Variable Text: NUMBER OF CALLS-FIELD

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0 .

NONE

1 .

1 CALL

8 .

8 OR MORE CALLS

9 .

NA

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

NUMBER OF CALLS-PHONE

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End: 42
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 40
Width: 1

Variable Text: NUMBER OF CALLS-PHONE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0 .

NONE

1 .

1 CALL

8 .

8 OR MORE CALLS

9 .

NA

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

ELIGIBLE ADULTS

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End: 43
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 41
Width: 1

Variable Text: NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ADULTS (PERSONS 18 YEARS OR OLDER; OR UNDER 18 AND MARRIED; AND WHO LIVED IN HOUSEHOLD FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO INTERVIEW)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

1 ADULT

8 .

8 OR MORE ADULTS

0 .

INAP., NON-SAMPLE-R CHOSEN FROM MEMBERSHIP SAMPLE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 09

INELIGIBLE ADULTS

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End: 44
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 42
Width: 1

Variable Text: NUMBER OF INELIGIBLE ADULTS

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0 .

ZERO

1 .

1 ADULT

8 .

8 OR MORE ADULTS

9 .

NA

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SUBTRACT NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ADULTS FROM TOTAL NUMBER OF ADULTS LISTED IN HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION CHART) ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

OWN OR RENT

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End: 45
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 43
Width: 1

Question: NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ASK R JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE R LIVES. DOES R OR R'S FAMILY OWN OR RENT HOME?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

INFORMANT RENTS

2 .

INFORMANT OWNS

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

OWNER LIVE IN BUILDING

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Start: 46
End: 46
Width: 1
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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 44
Width: 1

Question: DOES THE OWNER LIVE IN THE BUILDING?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

2 .

NO

0 .

INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 ON Q.24

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 09

AREA OF FORMER RESIDENCE

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Start: 47
End: 48
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 45
Width: 2

Question: IN WHICH CITY OR TOWN DID R LIVE BEFORE R MOVED TO THIS ADDRESS?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

01 .

ASYLUM HILL

03 .

CLAY HILL/SAND

04 .

ADJACENT

05 .

REMAINDER

11 .

HARTFORD, NA WHICH PART

21 .

HARTFORD SMSA OTHER THAN HARTFORD CITY (SEE NOTE 2)

22 .

CONNECTICUT, OUTSIDE HARTFORD SMSA

31 .

NEW ENGLAND OTHER THAN CONNECTICUT (SEE NOTE 1)

41 .

NORTHEASTERN STATES OTHER THAN NEW ENGLAND (SEE NOTE 1)

51 .

SOUTHERN STATES (SEE NOTE 1)

61 .

OTHER STATE IN USA

69 .

USA, NA WHERE

71 .

SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES (SEE NOTE 1)

81 .

OUTSIDE USA

00 .

INAP., HAS ALWAYS LIVED AT PRESENT ADDRESS

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 00-81

Range of Invalid Data Values: 099

INTERVIEWER CHECK

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 49
End: 49
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 47
Width: 1

Question: INTERVIEWER CHECK

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

THERE IS NO ELIGIBLE R

2 .

THERE IS AN ELIGIBLE R AND AN INTERVIEW WAS TAKEN

3 .

THERE IS AN ELIGIBLE R BUT NO INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

RACIAL BACKGROUND

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 50
End: 50
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 48
Width: 1

Question: AND WHAT IS R'S RACIAL BACKGROUND?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

BLACK (OTHER THAN SPANISH)

2 .

WHITE

3 .

ORIENTAL

4 .

INDIAN

5 .

SPANISH SPEAKING

0 .

INAP.

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 09

BIRTHPLACE

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 51
End: 53
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 49
Width: 3

Question: WHERE WAS R BORN?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

000 .

INAP., AMERICAN INDIAN, CODED 4 ON Q.28

999 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 000-000

Range of Invalid Data Values: 0999

Notes: SEE NOTE(S) 1

INTERVIEWER CK. BIRTHPL.

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 54
End: 54
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 52
Width: 1

Question: INTERVIEWER CHECK: WHERE R WAS BORN

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

R IS BLACK

2 .

R NOT BLACK, BORN IN U.S. OR CANADA

3 .

R BORN IN OTHER COUNTRY

0 .

INAP., AMERICAN INDIAN CODED 4 ON Q.28

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 09

NATIONAL ORIGIN

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 55
End: 56
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 53
Width: 2

Question: WHAT COUNTRY DID MOST OF R'S FAMILY COME FROM ORIGINALLY, THAT IS BEFORE THEY CAME TO THE UNITED STATES? (OR CANADA)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

00 .

INAP., AMERICAN INDIAN CODED 4 ON Q.28, OR BLACK OR BORN IN OTHER COUNTRY, CODED 1 OR 3 ON Q.30

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 00-00

Range of Invalid Data Values: 099

Notes: SEE NOTE(S) 2

INDIRECT ETHNICITY-1

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 57
End: 57
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 55
Width: 1

Variable Text: INDIRECT ETHNICITY/RACE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

BLACK (OTHER THAN SPANISH)

2 .

SPANISH SPEAKING (CODED 071 ON Q.29, OR 01 ON Q.31)

3 .

ITALIAN (CODED 085 ON Q.29, OR 06 ON Q.31)

4 .

IRISH (CODED 084 ON Q.29, OR 05 ON Q.31)

5 .

POLISH (CODED 093 ON Q.29, OR 13 ON Q.31)

6 .

OTHER WHITE OR ANY COMBINATION OF WHITE

8 .

OTHER (INDIAN, ORIENTAL, ETC.)

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 58
End: 59
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 56
Width: 2

Variable Text: SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

01 .

1 PERSON

98 .

98 OR MORE PERSONS

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 01-98

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

NUMBER OF CHILDREN

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 60
End: 60
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 58
Width: 1

Variable Text: NUMBER OF CHILDREN (17 YEARS OR LESS)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0 .

NONE

1 .

1 CHILD

8 .

8 OR MORE CHILDREN

9 .

NA

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

# OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 61
End: 61
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 59
Width: 1

Variable Text: NUMBER OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD (ANYONE 18+ YEARS OR MARRIED)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

1 ADULT

8 .

8 OR MORE ADULTS

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

# OF ELDERLY

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 62
End: 62
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 60
Width: 1

Variable Text: NUMBER OF ELDERLY (65 YEARS OR OLDER)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0 .

NONE

1 .

1 ELDERLY

8 .

8 OR MORE ELDERLY

9 .

NA

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

Notes: ......................................................... QUESTIONS REFER TO THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD, WHO IS NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME PERSON AS THE RESPONDENT/INFORMANT. DEFINITION OF HEAD: 1. IF THE HOUSEHOLD INCLUDES A MARRIED COUPLE (WITH OR WITHOUT MINOR CHILDREN) THE HUSBAND IS HEAD 2. IF THE HOUSEHOLD DOES NOT INCLUDE A MARRIED COUPLE THE PERSON CLOSEST TO AGE 45 IS HEAD 3. IF THE HOUSEHOLD INCLUDES MORE THAN 1 FAMILY UNIT THE HEAD OF THE PRIMARY FAMILY UNIT IS HEAD (CODE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING TOGETHER AS SINGLE, ROOMMATES)

HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 63
End: 63
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 61
Width: 1

Variable Text: HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HEAD LIVES ALONE

2 .

HEAD LIVES WITH SPOUSE ONLY

3 .

HEAD LIVES WITH SPOUSE AND CHILDREN (WITH OR WITHOUT ANY OTHERS)

4 .

HEAD LIVES WITH SPOUSE AND OTHERS (RELATED OR UNRELATED-EXCLUDING HEAD'S CHILDREN)

6 .

HEAD LIVES WITH CHILDREN AND OTHERS, GRANDCHILDREN

7 .

HEAD LIVES WITH OTHER RELATIVES ONLY (WITH OR WITHOUT ANY UNRELATED PERSONS)

8 .

HEAD LIVES WITH UNRELATED PERSONS ONLY

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: MINOR CHILDREN = 17 YEARS OR UNDER AND UNMARRIED

LIFE CYCLE OF HEAD

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 64
End: 65
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 62
Width: 2

Variable Text: LIFE CYCLE OF HEAD (OF R'S FAMILY)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

01 .

HEAD UNDER 40, NOT MARRIED, NO MINOR CHILDREN

02 .

HEAD UNDER 40, MARRIED, NO MINOR CHILDREN

03 .

HEAD UNDER 40, YOUNGEST CHILD 6 OR UNDER

04 .

HEAD UNDER 40, YOUNGEST CHILD 7-12

05 .

HEAD UNDER 40, YOUNGEST CHILD 13-17

41 .

HEAD 40-64, NOT MARRIED, NO MINOR CHILDREN

42 .

HEAD 40-64, MARRIED, NO MINOR CHILDREN

43 .

HEAD 40-64, YOUNGEST CHILD 6 OR UNDER

44 .

HEAD 40-64, YOUNGEST CHILD 7-12

45 .

HEAD 40-64, YOUNGEST CHILD 13-17

61 .

HEAD 65 OR OVER, NOT MARRIED, NO MINOR CHILDREN

62 .

HEAD 65 OR OVER, MARRIED, NO MINOR CHILDREN

63 .

HEAD 65 OR OVER, HAS MINOR CHILDREN

98 .

OTHER

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 01-98

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

RELATIONSHIP OF R TO HD

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 66
End: 66
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 64
Width: 1

Variable Text: RELATIONSHIP OF R TO HEAD

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HEAD IS ALSO R

2 .

R IS SPOUSE OF HEAD

3 .

R IS CHILD OF HEAD

4 .

R IS PARENT OF HEAD

5 .

R IS SIBLING OF HEAD

6 .

R IS ANY OTHER RELATIVE OF HEAD

7 .

R UNRELATED TO HEAD

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

AGE OF R

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 67
End: 68
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 65
Width: 2

Variable Text: AGE OF RESPONDENT

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

18 .

18 YEARS OLD

98 .

98 OR MORE YEARS OLD

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 18-98

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

SEX OF R

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 69
End: 69
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 67
Width: 1

Variable Text: SEX OF RESPONDENT

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FEMALE

2 .

MALE

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

MARITAL STATUS OF R

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 70
End: 70
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 68
Width: 1

Variable Text: MARITAL STATUS OF RESPONDENT

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

MARRIED (M)

2 .

WIDOWED (W)

3 .

SEPARATED (SEP.)

4 .

DIVORCED (D)

5 .

SINGLE (NEVER MARRIED-S)

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

AGE OF H

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 71
End: 72
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 69
Width: 2

Variable Text: AGE OF HEAD (REPEAT IF HEAD IS R)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

18 .

18 YEARS OLD

98 .

98 OR MORE YEARS OLD

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 18-98

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

SEX OF H

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 73
End: 73
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 71
Width: 1

Variable Text: SEX OF HEAD (REPEAT IF HEAD IS R)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FEMALE

2 .

MALE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

MARITAL STATUS OF H

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 74
End: 74
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 72
Width: 1

Variable Text: MARITAL STATUS OF HEAD (REPEAT IF HEAD IS R)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

MARRIED (M)

2 .

WIDOWED (W)

3 .

SEPARATED (SEP.)

4 .

DIVORCED (D)

5 .

SINGLE (NEVER MARRIED-S)

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

RELATIONSHIP OF INF TO H

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 75
End: 75
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 73
Width: 1

Variable Text: RELATIONSHIP OF INFORMANT TO HEAD

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

INFORMANT IS ALSO HEAD

2 .

INFORMANT IS SPOUSE OF HEAD

3 .

INFORMANT IS CHILD OF HEAD

4 .

INFORMANT IS PARENT OF HEAD

5 .

INFORMANT IS SIBLING OF HEAD

6 .

INFORMANT IS ANY OTHER RELATIVE OF HEAD

7 .

INFORMANT UNRELATED TO HEAD

8 .

INFORMANT NOT IN HOUSEHOLD

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

PROJECT ID

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 76
End: 78
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 74
Width: 3

Variable Text: PROJECT NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

120 .

Range of Valid Data Values: 120-120

TYPE OF SAMPLE

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 79
End: 79
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 77
Width: 1

Variable Text: TYPE OF SAMPLE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

INTERVIEW

2 .

NON-INTERVIEW

3 .

NON-SAMPLE

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

R ID NUMBER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 12
End: 14
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 78
Width: 3

Variable Text: R ID NUMBER

CARD NUMBER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 15
End: 15
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 81
Width: 1

Variable Text: CARD NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

02 .

Range of Valid Data Values: 02-02

AREA

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 16
End: 16
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 82
Width: 1

Variable Text: AREA

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

ASYLUM HILL/NORTH

2 .

ASYLUM HILL/SOUTH

3 .

CLAY HILL/SAND

4 .

ADJACENT

5 .

REMAINDER

9 .

UNDOCUMENTED CODE

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

RECOGNIZE STRANGER?

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 17
End: 17
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 83
Width: 1

Variable Text: A.1 IN GENERAL, IS IT PRETTY EASY FOR R TO TELL A STRANGER FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN THIS AREA, OR IS IT PRETTY HARD TO KNOW A STRANGER WHEN R SEES ONE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

PRETTY EASY

2 .

PRETTY HARD

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

HAS R SEEN STRANGERS?

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 18
End: 18
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 84
Width: 1

Variable Text: A.2 IN THE PAST TWO YEARS DID R REMEMBER SEEING ANY STRANGERS IN R'S NEIGHBORHOOD WHOSE BEHAVIOR MADE R SUSPICIOUS?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

2 .

NO

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

# OF TIMES R SAW STRANGE

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 19
End: 20
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 85
Width: 2

Variable Text: A.3 DID THIS HAPPEN ONCE OR MORE THAN ONCE? (ABOUT HOUW MANY TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS?)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

01 .

1 TIME

02 .

2 TIMES, A COUPLE

03 .

3 TIMES, A FEW

96 .

96, OR MORE TIMES

97 .

INNUMERABLE

98 .

DK NUMBER OF TIMES

00 .

INAP., NO SUSPICIOUS STRANGERS, CODED 2 OR 9 ON A.2

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 00-98

Range of Invalid Data Values: 099

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED.

DID R TAKE ACTION?

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 21
End: 21
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 87
Width: 1

Variable Text: A.4 DID R DO ANYTHING LIKE CHECK ON THE SITUATION, OR CALL THE POLICE, OR DID R IGNORE IT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

CHECK

2 .

CALL POLICE

3 .

IGNORE

4 .

CHECK AND CALL POLICE

8 .

OTHER

0 .

INAP., NO SUSPICIOUS STRANGERS, CODED 2 OR 9 ON A.2

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 09

Notes: (IF CHECK AND IGNORE, CODE 1)

NEIGHBORS TAKE ACTION?

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 22
End: 22
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 88
Width: 1

Variable Text: A.5 WHAT DID R THINK R'S NEIGHBORS WOULD DO IF THEY SAW SOMONE SUSPICIOUS OUTSIDE R'S DOOR - DOES R THINK THEY WOULD PROBABLY CHECK ON THE SITUATION OR CALL THE POLICE, OR WOULD THEY PROBABLY IGNORE IT? (IF WHAT "MOST" WOULD DO, CODE THAT)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

CHECK

2 .

CALL POLICE

3 .

IGNORE

4 .

CHECK AND CALL POLICE

5 .

NOTIFY SOMEONE IN PARTICULAR OTHER THAN POLICE, I.E., SUPERINTENDENT

8 .

OTHER

7 .

DK

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 79

TYPE OF NEIGHBORHOOD

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 23
End: 23
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 89
Width: 1

Variable Text: A.6 IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS, PEOPLE DO THINGS TOGETHER AND HELP EACH OTHER - IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, PEOPLE MOSTLY GO THEIR OWN WAYS. IN GENERAL, WHAT KIND OF NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD R SAY THIS IS MOSTLY - ONE WHERE PEOPLE HELP EACH OTHER OR ONE WHERE PEOPLE GO THEIR OWN WAYS?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HELP EACH OTHER

2 .

GO THEIR OWN WAYS

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

R PART OF NEIGBORHOOD?

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 24
End: 24
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 90
Width: 1

Variable Text: A.7 WOULD R SAY R REALLY FEELS A PART OF A NEIGHBORHOOD HERE, OR DOES R THINK OF IT MORE AS JUST A PLACE R LIVES?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

PART

2 .

PLACE TO LIVE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER?

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 25
End: 25
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 91
Width: 1

Variable Text: A.8 IN GENERAL, IN THE PAST TWO YEARS OR SO, DOES R THINK THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS GOTTEN TO BE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, A WORSE PLACE TO LIVE OR HAS IT STAYED ABOUT THE SAME?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

BETTER

2 .

WORSE

3 .

SAME

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

WAY NEIGH.CHANGED-1ST ME

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 26
End: 27
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 92
Width: 2

Variable Text: A.9A WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY IN WHICH IT IS (BETTER/WORSE)? - 1ST MENTION

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

01 .

SOCIAL: MET (MORE) PEOPLE; MADE (MORE) FRIENDS; MORE FRIENDS, RELATIVES

02 .

NEIGHBORHOOD COMPOSITION: FEWER KIDS OR OTHER AGE GROUP, MORE OR LESS OF ETHNIC OR RACIAL GROUP

03 .

NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT: SAFER, FEWER CRIMES

04 .

NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT: LESS NOISY, LESS TRAFFIC, CLEANER BETTER MAINTENANCE

05 .

COST LESS TO LIVE HERE

06 .

ACCESS TO STORES, SHOPPING SERVICES, ENTERTAINMENT IMPROVED; BETTER TRANSPORTATION; MORE CONVENIENT

07 .

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERN, PEOPLE TAKING ACTION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD

08 .

BETTER RELATIONS WITH POLICE, POLICE SHOWING MORE INTEREST NOT CRIME SPECIFIC

18 .

OTHER REASONS BETTER

21 .

SOCIAL: LACK OF FRIENDS, RELATIVES, COMPATIBLE PEOPLE

22 .

NEIGHBORHOOD COMPOSITION: MORE OR LESS KIDS OR OTHER AGE GROUP; MORE OR LESS OF ETHNIC OR RACIAL GROUP

23 .

NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT: MORE CRIME, LESS SAFE

24 .

NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT: MORE NOISY, MORE TRAFFIC, RUN DOWN

25 .

COST TOO MUCH: CAN NO LONGER AFFORD; PRICES GOING UP IN AREA

26 .

MORE INCONVENIENT: POOR ACCESS TO STORES, SHOPPING, ENTERTAINMENT

27 .

LESS, NO CONCERN FOR NEIGHBORHOOD, NO UNITY

28 .

POOR POLICE, POLICE NUISANCE, NEVER AROUND

29 .

HIGH MOBILITY-PEOPLE ALWAYS MOVING IN AND OUT

38 .

OTHER REASONS WORSE

00 .

INAP., NO CHANGE, CODED 3 OR 9 ON Q.8

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 00-38

Range of Invalid Data Values: 099

Notes: (CODE ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGES, NOT INDIVIDUAL OR UNIT CHANGES)

WAY NEIGH.CHANGED-2ND ME

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 28
End: 29
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 94
Width: 2

Variable Text: A.9B WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY IN WHICH IT IS (BETTER/WORSE)? - 2ND MENTION

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

01 .

SOCIAL: MET (MORE) PEOPLE; MADE (MORE) FRIENDS; MORE FRIENDS, RELATIVES

02 .

NEIGHBORHOOD COMPOSITION: FEWER KIDS OR OTHER AGE GROUP, MORE OR LESS OF ETHNIC OR RACIAL GROUP

03 .

NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT: SAFER, FEWER CRIMES

04 .

NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT: LESS NOISY, LESS TRAFFIC, CLEANER BETTER MAINTENANCE

05 .

COST LESS TO LIVE HERE

06 .

ACCESS TO STORES, SHOPPING SERVICES, ENTERTAINMENT IMPROVED; BETTER TRANSPORTATION; MORE CONVENIENT

07 .

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERN, PEOPLE TAKING ACTION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD

08 .

BETTER RELATIONS WITH POLICE, POLICE SHOWING MORE INTEREST NOT CRIME SPECIFIC

18 .

OTHER REASONS BETTER

21 .

SOCIAL: LACK OF FRIENDS, RELATIVES, COMPATIBLE PEOPLE

22 .

NEIGHBORHOOD COMPOSITION: MORE OR LESS KIDS OR OTHER AGE GROUP; MORE OR LESS OF ETHNIC OR RACIAL GROUP

23 .

NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT: MORE CRIME, LESS SAFE

24 .

NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT: MORE NOISY, MORE TRAFFIC, RUN DOWN

25 .

COST TOO MUCH: CAN NO LONGER AFFORD; PRICES GOING UP IN AREA

26 .

MORE INCONVENIENT: POOR ACCESS TO STORES, SHOPPING, ENTERTAINMENT

27 .

LESS, NO CONCERN FOR NEIGHBORHOOD, NO UNITY

28 .

POOR POLICE, POLICE NUISANCE, NEVER AROUND

29 .

HIGH MOBILITY-PEOPLE ALWAYS MOVING IN AND OUT

38 .

OTHER REASONS WORSE

00 .

INAP., NO CHANGE, CODED 3 OR 9 ON Q.8; NO 2ND MENTION

99 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 00-38

Range of Invalid Data Values: 099

Notes: (CODE ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGES, NOT INDIVIDUAL OR UNIT CHANGES)

RESIDENTS MAKE BETTER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 30
End: 30
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 96
Width: 1

Variable Text: A.10 NOW I'M GOING TO READ SOME STATEMENTS ABOUT SPECIFIC WAYS NEIGHBORHOODS CAN CHANGE. FOR EACH WOULD R TELL ME WHETHER R'S NEIGHBORHOOD HAS GOTTEN BETTER IN THE PAST TWO YEARS OR SO, WORSE IN THAT TIME, OR HAS IT STAYED ABOUT THE SAME? A.10A RESIDENTS DO THINGS TOGETHER TO MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

BETTER

2 .

WORSE

3 .

ABOUT THE SAME

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

PEOPLE TAKE CARE HOMES

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 31
End: 31
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 97
Width: 1

Variable Text: A.10B PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF THEIR HOMES AND PROPERTY

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

BETTER

2 .

WORSE

3 .

SAME

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SEE A.10 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

NEIGHBORS WATCH OUT

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 32
End: 32
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 98
Width: 1

Variable Text: A.10C NEIGHBORS WATCH OUT FOR EACH OTHER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

BETTER

2 .

WORSE

3 .

SAME

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SEE A.10 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

5 YEARS, NEIGHBORHOOD