Community Health Through Engagement and Environmental Renewal

Three items asked have the child ever been suspended from school and within the past 12 months prior to the baseline survey have they smoked cigarettes or drunk alcohol. Participants choose 1 for yes and 0 for no. The range is form 0 to 3, where 3 describes a higher problematic behavior. Three questions were asked at 1-week and 6 month follow-up: have they been suspended from school, smoked cigarettes or drunk alcohol since baseline.

Year of age at sex. Two variables were used to measure sexual initiation. Answer choices ranged continuously from 1 (10 years old) to 9 (18 years or older).

Follow-up questions for individuals endorsing sexual initiation to assess risky sex behavior. The count was assessed on how often did the participant had sex without a condom.

Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods: Community Survey assesses city-level variables relating to neighborhood structure. This scale consisted of 7 items that were measured on a scale of 1 to 6. The range of scores are from 7 to 35. The mean score was analyzed where the higher the score the community interaction was the worst.

Survey item on whether they like or dislike living their neighborhood.

Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods: Community Survey assesses city-level variables relating to neighborhood structure. Three items on a scale of 1 to 6, were used to measure how participants perceive their neighborhood. The range of the scores were from 3 to 12. The mean score was analyzed where the higher the score is a better overall perception of their neighborhood.

Social Contacts and Resources Scale, a 5-item measure of social activities with their neighbors. Responses ranged from 1 (never) to 4 (often). a total mean score were derived where higher scores indicating greater social contact. The scores range from 5 to 20.

This is a 20-item scale where response choices range from 1= Strongly Disagree to 5= Strongly Agree. Items are summed to arrive at a total communication score (range 20-100), with higher scores suggesting better overall communication quality.

Measured using using a single item, " I get the emotional help and support I need from my family." The responses to the item is on a 7-point likert scale ranging from Very Strongly Agree to Very Strongly Disagree where Very Strongly Disagree describes a less nurturing parent and Very Strongly Agree describes more nurturance the parent displays. Scores ranged from 1 to 7.

American Strength Inventory was uses six categories to measure the strength of a family. Participants responded with Not true (1), Sometimes true (2) and Often true (3). The items were added for a total family strength score where a mean score was analyzed. The subscale Global Measure was used to measure family functioning. The scores range from 4 to 12, where the higher the score the higher the family functioning.

Measured using the Managing Stress and Crisis Effectively subscale of the American Family Strength Inventory assess family functioning and qualities that makes a family strong. Participants responded with Not true (1), Sometimes true (2) and Often true (3). The scores ranged from 6 to 24. The items were added for a total family strength score where a mean score was analyzed. Higher mean scores means higher coping with stress skills.

The Patient Health Questionnaire Scale (PHQ-9) is a abbreviated scale that measures self-report depressive symptoms. Respondents report on a 4-point likert scale where 0 is Not at All and 3 is Nearly Everyday. Items were added to determine the presence and severity of depressive symptoms. The range of the scores are 0 to 27. Score interpretations are 1-4 Minimal depression, 5-9 Mild depression, 10-14 Moderate depression,15-19 Moderately severe depression, and 20-27 Severe depression. A mean score was analyzed.

Measured using items from the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire to measure satisfaction with the level of social support they receive. The responses were on a 5-point likert scale ranging from very dissatisfied (1) to very satisfied (5). The higher the score the more scarification with their social support.

The World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Scale measures four domains of quality of life: physical health, psychological, social relations and environment. The scores are transformed on a scale from 0 to 100 where higher score mean higher quality of life.

Punitive discipline is assessed using four items that indicate the frequency of spanking/hitting, scolding, and threatening to spank/hit or threatening to punish. Response categories included 1 = never in past 12 months; 2 = a few times; 3 = once a month or more; 4 = once a week or more; and, 5 = almost everyday. After totaling the score, the higher the score the more the parent uses punitive discipline. Scores range from 4 to 20 where the higher the score the more often the parent used punitive discipline. A mean score was analyzed.

Adolescents reported how often their parents knew where they were and what they were doing after school, on weeknights, and on weekends. All items used a 4-point scale ranging from 1 (almost never), to 2 (sometimes), to 3 (usually), to 4 (almost always). Scores ranging from 1 (low levels of parental monitoring) to 4 (high levels of parental monitoring). The range of the scores are 7-28. After totaling the score, the higher the score the higher levels of parental monitoring were present. A mean score was analyzed.