Table 2.3
Regression models for violent crime rates,1 Halifax census tracts (CTs), 2001

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  Halifax city2, 4 North-East neighbourhoods2, 4 South-West neighbourhoods2, 4
Adjusted coefficients of determination () 0.48 0.8 0.6
Unstandardized regression coefficients (b)
Lone-parent mother families3 0.30* 0.41* 0.33**
Neighbourhood population living alone3 0.52*** 0.91***
Dwellings in need of major repair3 0.29* 0.30*
Commercial zoning3 0.32*
Population 20 and over with a Bachelor's degree3 -0.48**
North East-South West location variable -0.49*
* p<0.05.
** p<0.01.
*** p<0.001.
1. Violent crime rates per 1,000 residential and employed population.
2. Halifax city based on 51 CTs. North-East neighbourhoods based on 19 CTs. South-West neighbourhoods based on 32 CTs.
3. Variables are standardized z-scores.
4. Regression models include intercept.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, geocoded database, 2001, Census, 2001 and City of Halifax Zoning Data.