Research Article
Streets Apart: Does Social Capital Vary with Neighbourhood Design?
Table 3
Ordinal odds ratios associating social capital, adequacy of facilities, and safety with suburb design.
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| Suburb design | Adjusted ORa | P value |
| Social capital | Hybridb | 1.00 | | Conventional | 2.29 (1.39–3.78) | 0.001 | Traditional | 1.86 (1.02–3.40) | 0.044 |
| Perceived adequacy of facilities | Hybridb | 1.00 | | Conventional | 1.83 (1.12–2.99) | 0.015 | Traditional | 1.46 (0.81–2.64) | 0.210 |
| Feelings of safety | Hybridb | 1.00 | | Conventional | 4.63 (2.74–7.81) | <0.001 | Traditional | 2.15 (1.68–3.96) | 0.014 |
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aAdjusted for age, gender, education, children living at home, type of dwelling, and years in suburb. bReference suburb.
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