Assessing the Measurement Properties of Neighborhood Scales: From Psychometrics to Ecometrics
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
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Abstract
Most studies examining the relation between residential environment and health have used census-derived measures of neighborhood socioeconomic position (SEP). There is a need to identify specific features of neighborhoods relevant to disease risk, but few measures of these features exist, and their measurement properties are understudied. In this paper, the authors 1) develop measures (scales) of neighborhood environment that are important in cardiovascular disease risk, 2) assess the psychometric and ecometric properties of these measures, and 3) examine individual- and neighborhood-level predictors of these measures. In 2004, data on neighborhood conditions were collected from a telephone survey of 5,988…
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- Cronbach's alpha
- Census
- Gerontology
- Psychometrics
- Census tract
- Socioeconomic status
- Psychology
- American Community Survey
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Peace, Justice and strong institutions
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