PhenX Neighborhood Safety

The PhenX Neighborhood Safety measure is used to evaluate a respondent’s feelings toward neighborhood-level crime and safety. Studies show that neighborhood safety is relevant to a range of health outcomes, such as birth weight.

Domains Assessed: Background Information

References: Mujahid, M. S., Diez Roux, A. V., Morenoff, J. D., & Raghunathan, T. (2007). Assessing the measurement properties of neighborhood scales: From psychometrics to ecometrics. American Journal of Epidemiology, 165, 858-867.

Note: PhenX Neighborhood Safety is administered to parents of all participants.

Time to Complete: 10 minutes

A complete list of assessments can be found here.