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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of demographic, socioeconomic, and educational characteristics of N = 55 neighborhoods in Baltimore, Maryland. Welch’s T-Tests comparing demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of neighborhoods in the upper and lower tertiles with regards to youth homicide rate are presented

From: Educational achievement and youth homicide mortality: a City-wide, neighborhood-based analysis

Variable

Mean (SD)

Range

Highest Tertile (n = 18) Mean

Lowest Tertile (n = 18) Mean

T

df

p-Value

Gender Composition (% Male)

46.9 (2.6)

(41.3–54.1)

45.31

48.23

− 3.479

26.192

0.002

Racial Composition (% Black)

61.8 (32.8)

(2.5–98.6)

88.23

25.09

11.198

23.848

< 0.001

Racial Composition (% White)

31.4 (29.3)

(0.5–90.1)

8.02

63.05

−9.864

21.61

< 0.001

Racial Composition (% Asian)

2.5 (3.0)

(0.0–13.9)

0.89

5.34

−4.913

20.077

< 0.001

Ethnic Composition (% Hispanic)

4.9 (5.8)

(0.0–31.9)

1.92

8.36

−3.342

18.403

< 0.001

Familial Poverty Rate

27.9 (15.9)

(2.6–63.3)

35.22

15.86

4.697

33.512

< 0.001

% Unemployment

13.9 (6.5)

(2.3–26.4)

17.45

7.76

5.913

33.999

< 0.001

% of Children in Single-Parent Homes

62.6 (22.6)

(11.2–94.3)

77.16

39.9

6.773

26.975

< 0.001

% of Children with High Educational Achievement in Grade 3

59.2 (14.8)

(34.5–97.1)

51.4

70.36

−4.713

24.876

< 0.001

% of Children with High Educational Achievement in Grade 8

58.7 (13.0)

(40.7–94.3)

51.7

70.73

−5.353

26.874

< 0.001

% of Adults with a High School Degree or Less

47.4 (17.7)

(6.9–72.0)

57.33

30.95

5.533

29.001

< 0.001

Elementary School Absenteeism

13.7 (5.3)

(0.4–24.8)

16.26

9.51

4.385

32.623

< 0.001

Middle School Absenteeism

15.4 (5.6)

(3.7–29.9)

17.31

13.49

2.281

32.974

0.03

Youth Homicide Rate

28.2 (21.9)

(0–107)

53.03

6.47

11.146

20.637

< 0.001