Table 2.

Respondent characteristics.

Greencorps perceived as success sitesGreencorps perceived as failure sites
HalstedAshlandPulaskiJefferson Homes
Racial/ethnic compositionBlackzBlackMixedBlack
Number of interviews12101124
Gender7 women, 5 men7 women, 3 men11 women, 0 meny23 women, 1 man
Average age of respondent47413446
Average number of children3.12.41.83.7
Average household size3.23.44.23.1
Average length of residency (years)1715.413.418
% homeowners67%60%64%0%
Education (% with education or training past high school)50%70%82%54%
Work status (% employed)66%80%100%42%
Income58% <25,00033% <15,00044% <25,000100% <25,000
25% <15,00044% >40,00018% <15,00054% <15,000

  • ↵z I use the term “Black” rather than “African American” because that is what my respondents said they preferred.

  • ↵y I had two informal interviews with men on the block; neither took or responded to photographs.