A Survey of Residents’ Perceptions of the Effect of Large-Scale Economic Developments on Perceived Safety, Violence, and Economic Benefits

Table 4

Perceived effect of Rivers Casino on neighborhood.

	Hill, arena location	North Side, casino location	North Oakland	Spring Garden	Homewood	Squirrel Hill
	How has the Rivers Casino impacted your life?
Positively	22 (10.6%)	35 (14.1%)	18 (8.6%)	16 (9.5%)	16 (9.3%)	4 (2.0%)^#
Negatively	10 (4.8%)	18 (7.2%)	7 (3.3%)	13 (7.7%)	10 (5.8%)	11 (5.4%)
	208	249	209	168	172	204
	How has the Rivers Casino affected employment in your neighborhood?
Positively	39 (18.8%)	65 (26.1%)	7 (3.3%)^#	26 (15.5%)	16 (9.3%)^#	4 (2.0%)^#
Negatively	14 (6.7%)	11 (4.4%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (2.4%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.0%)
	208	249	209	168	172	204
	How has the Rivers Casino affected income in your neighborhood?
Positively	24 (11.5%)	28 (11.2%)	8 (3.8%)^#	23 (13.7%)	10 (5.8%)	1 (0.5%)^#
Negatively	22 (10.6%)	16 (6.4%)	4 (1.9%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.0%)^#
	208	249	209	168	172	204
	How has the Rivers Casino affected businesses in your neighborhood?
Positively	22 (10.6%)^#	61 (24.5%)	9 (4.3%)^#	21 (12.5%)^#	6 (3.5%)^#	1 (0.5%)^#
Negatively	12 (5.8%)	9 (3.6%)	4 (1.9%)	5 (3.0%)	4 (2.3%)	2 (1.0%)
	208	249	209	168	172	204
	How has the Rivers Casino affected crime in your neighborhood?
Decreased	13 (6.3%)	9 (3.6%)	5 (2.4%)	5 (3.0%)	5 (2.9%)	0
Increased	12 (5.8%)	13 (5.2%)	5 (2.4%)	10 (6.0%)	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.5%)
	208	249	209	168	172	204
	How has the Rivers Casino affected violence in your neighborhood?
Decreased	8 (3.8%)	9 (3.6%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (2.9%)	0
Increased	10 (4.8%)	10 (4.0%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (4.2%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.5%)
	208	249	209	168	172	204
	Overall, how has the Rivers Casino affected your neighborhood?
Positively	32 (15.4%)	61 (24.5%)	10 (4.8%)^#	24 (14.3%)	17 (9.9%)^#	2 (1.0%)^#
Negatively	15 (7.2%)	15 (6.0%)	6 (2.9%)	6 (3.6%)	4 (2.3%)	4 (2.0%)
	208	249	209	168	171	204

Statistically different from the North Side.