A Comparison of Two Analytic Methods for the Identification of Neighborhoods as Intervention and Control Sites for Community-Based Programs.

O'Campo, Patricia; Caughy, Margaret O'Brien; Aronson, Robert; Xue, Xiaonan

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ERIC Number: EJ560286

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Publication Date: 1997

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A Comparison of Two Analytic Methods for the Identification of Neighborhoods as Intervention and Control Sites for Community-Based Programs.

O'Campo, Patricia; Caughy, Margaret O'Brien; Aronson, Robert; Xue, Xiaonan

Evaluation and Program Planning, v20 n4 p405-14 Nov 1997

Regression analysis and principal components analysis, which can be used to create perinatal risk profiles of neighborhoods within cities, were compared. Using census tract level low birthweight as the outcome variable, both methods identified factors identifying neighborhoods at risk. Both methods can be used to identify community characteristics for other types of evaluation. (SLD)

Descriptors: Birth Weight, Census Figures, Community Characteristics, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Identification, Intervention, Neighborhoods, Neonates, Perinatal Influences, Profiles, Program Evaluation, Regression (Statistics), Risk, Urban Areas

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Language: English

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