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Kimberly D. Bess, Vanderbilt University. NPN Community Survey Spring 2012. Survey Overview. Door-to-Door # Of Census Tracts of Sampled: 11 Sample Size: 485 Average Participant Age: 44 Average # Years Living in East Nashville: 17 Number of Households w /Children Under 18 = 233.
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Kimberly D. Bess, Vanderbilt University NPN Community Survey Spring 2012
Survey Overview Door-to-Door # Of Census Tracts of Sampled: 11 Sample Size: 485 Average Participant Age: 44 Average # Years Living in East Nashville: 17 Number of Households w/Children Under 18 = 233
Main Survey Content • Neighborhood Resources • Civic Participation • Sense of Community • Social Cohesion • Social Control • Neighborhood Problems • Parent Engagement • Pre-K Enrollment • After-School Program Participation • Perceived Quality of Cluster Schools • Bullying • General Health of Participant/Child • Child Nutrition • Child Physical Activity
Research Questions • Do census tracts (117, 119, 192, & 193) targeted for NPN Phase 1 differ from other census tracts (111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 121, & 122) in the Stratford in relation to Social Capital, Health, or Experience in Cluster Schools? • What do community residents perceive as the biggest assets and challenges in their community?
Census Tracts Targeted in NPN Phase 1 Rosebank Ross Warner Kirkpatrick Phase 1 Phase 2
Do census tracts targeted in Phase 1 differ from other cluster census tracts? • 117 & 192 share a similar pattern • 119 & 193 share a similar pattern • There is a much higher perception of social problems in 193. • 117 has the highest social capital and is more similar to non-target census tracts. • Pattern: 117 -> 192 ->119 -> 193 An X indicates a significant difference between census tracts.
Sample Results Neighborhood Resources: I have a place where I can buy fresh fruits & vegetables Neighborhood Cohesion: People in my neighborhood share the same values
Sample Results Neighborhood Problems: Violence is a problem in my neighborhood.