Abstract
Objectives: Establish metric properties of the Neighborhood Inventory for Environmental Typology (NIfETy). Method: A total of 919 residential block faces were assessed by paired raters using the NIfETy. Reliability was evaluated via interrater and internal consistency reliability; validity by comparing NIfETy data with youth self-reported violence, alcohol, and other drug exposure and crime statistics. Results: Validity and reliability metrics were moderate to exemplary for the total scale and subscales. NIfETy data correlated strongly with crime data and youth self-reported exposure. Conclusions: The NIfETy is valid and reliable. Future investigations will explore its use in other urban centers and association to other health outcomes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 159-184 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Evaluation Review |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Adolescent health
- Innercity
- Neighborhood
- Reliability
- Validity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Social Sciences(all)