Research Article
Neighborhood Racial Composition, Institutional Socialization, and Intraracial Feelings of Closeness among Black Americans
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of all variables.
| | Variable | Mean/% | Range |
| | Feelings to closeness | | | | Closeness to black Americans | 2.12 | (0–3) | | Closeness to black Africans | 1.63 | (0–3) | | Closeness to black West Indians | 1.36 | (0–3) | | Neighborhood racial composition | | | | Past neighborhood composition | 3.29 | (0–4) | | Current neighborhood composition | 3.06 | (0–4) | | Family socialization | | | | Family structure | | | | Dual parent | 19.94% | (0-1) | | Single parent | 5.71% | (0-1) | | Dual parent, extended | 52.44% | (0-1) | | Single parent, extended | 16.25% | (0-1) | | Extended family only | 5.66% | (0-1) | | Socialization messages | | | | White-focused | 35.84% | (0-1) | | Black-focused | 15.73% | (0-1) | | Race-absent | 40.61% | (0-1) | | No messages | 7.82% | (0-1) | | Religious socialization | | | | Importance of religion | 2.69 | (0–3) | | Religious affiliation | | | | Black Protestant | 66.67% | (0-1) | | Mainland Protestant | 17.04% | (0-1) | | Evangelical Protestant | 4.38% | (0-1) | | Catholic | 6.40% | (0-1) | | Others or no religion | 4.87% | (0-1) | | Individual control measures | | | | Neighborhood satisfaction | 2.18 | (0–3) | | Length of residence | 2.28 | (0–3) | | Closeness to neighbors | 1.45 | (0–3) | | Involved in neighborhoods | 14.92% | (0-1) | | Relatives in current neighborhood | 24.64 | (0–62) | | Health status | 2.33 | (0–3) | | Number of moves in lifetime | 0.54 | (0–2) | | Male | 38.26% | (0-1) | | Education | 10.93 | (0–17) | | Employed | 57.41 | (0-1) | | Age | 43.00 | (17–101) | | 1,049 |
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Source. Wave 4 of National Survey of Black Americans.
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