Summary
This index shows strong improvement throughout the project, with statistically significant increases in 7 of the 10 RF communities between 2003 and 2005.

Individual Results in 10 Communities

Statistically significant increase 7 communities
No significant change 3 communities
Statistically significant decrease 0 communities

Survey Questions That Form the Index
In the past three months, youth-serving agencies in my community …

  • Had problems due to a lack of transportation for youth (reverse-coded)
  • Had problems due to poor location of services (e.g. dangerous areas, inaccessible areas) (reverse-coded)
  • Had problems due to waiting lists for services (reverse-coded)
  • Had problems due to reductions in funding (reverse-coded)
Index Reliability: Adequate (Cronbach's Alpha = .665)

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