Using data from crime in the Ivory Tower: Reaearchers have claimed that college students never engage in individual level guardianship. Using two variables from Crime in the Ivory Tower to refute or support this claim. .

Minimize File Preview Page of 10 O ZOOM + 708 FISHER, ET AL. Appendix. Description of Measures and Descriptive Statistics Description (Type of Variable, Code, Individual-level Variables and Range) Mean S.D. Victimization Violence Dichotomous variable: 1 = .03 .16 victim (rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault) Theft Dichotomous variable: 1 = .11 31 victim (personal larceny with and without contact) Demographic Male Dichotomous variable: 1 = .44 .50 male Age Dummy Dichotomous variable: 1 = .31 .46 17-20 years old Black Dichotomous variable: 1 = .13 .33 black Asian Dichotomous variable: 1 = .08 .27 Asian Marital Status Dichotomous variable: 1 = .15 .35 married; 0 = all other (e.g., single, separated, divorced, widowed) Proximity to Crime All-Male Dorm Dichotomous variable: 1 = live .04 .20 on campus in an all-male dorm; 0 = live off campus or live in coed dorm on campus Coed Dorm Dichotomous variable: 1 = live .27 .44 on campus in a coed dorm; 0 = live off campus or in a non-coed dorm on campus Size of Dorm Continuous measure: 0 = live 90.16 217.64 off campus; 1-5,000 Interaction Term: Coed Continuous measure: 0 = live 69.42 203.29 Dorm x Size of Dorm off campus or in an all-male dorm on campus Interaction Term: All- Continuous measure: 0 = live 7.08 57.72odule 6 Notes nimize File Preview Page 6 > of 10 O - ZOOM + exposure to c Number of Nights Spent Discrete variable: 0-7 nights a .75 1.12 Partying on Campus week Since School Began in the Fall 1993 Number of Nights Spent Discrete variable: 0-7 nights a .85 1.10 Partying Near (e.g. off week campus but close to) Campus Since School Began in the Fall 1993 Likelihood of Regularly Discrete variable: scale rang- 1.7 1.9 Taking Recreational ing from 1 (definitely not Drugs (e.g. marijuana, likely) to 10 (definitely hash, cocaine, etc.) likely) During the Year Likelihood of Regularly Discrete variable: scale rang- 4.3 3.5 Drinking 3 or More ing from 1 (definitely not Alcoholic Beverages likely) to 10 (definitely During the Year likely) Member of Fraternity or Dichotomous variable: 1 = yes 15 .35 Sorority Member of Athletic Team Dichotomous variable: 1 = yes .10 30 Guardianship Live Alone on Campus Dichotomous variable: 1 = do 10 31 not have a roommate(s); 0 = have a roommate(s) Frequency of Attending a Discrete measure: scale rang- 1.22 52 Non-Mandatory Crime ing from 4 = always, 3 = Prevention or Crime frequently, 2 = sometimes, 1 Prevention Awareness = never Program Frequency of Asking Discrete measure: scale rang- 2.22 98 Someone to Watch ing from 4 = always, 3 = Property While Left frequently, 2 = sometimes, 1 Unattended (only used = never in theft model)5 points: What percent of the students were a member of a fraternity or sorority? 2.5. points: What percent of students were male? 2.5 point: What percent of students were female? I. 10 points: On average, were college students in the sample more likely to regularly take ecreational drugs or regularly drink three or more alcohol beverages during the year? Explain your answer. Be sure to provide specic descriptive statistics to support your mswer. i. 20 points (10 points each variable}: Researchers have claimed that college students never :ngage in individual-level guardianship. Using ndings from two variables reported from he Appendix, refute or support this claim. Be sure to consider the answer in light of the numeric values of the Likert scale and explain their substantive meaning {e.g., never, .ometimes, frequently, and always). *Note: Do not use the \"Live Alone on Campus\" rariable. i. 10 points: Did a larger percentage of students experience acts of violence compared to hose who experienced theft? Explain your answer. Be sure to provide specic descriptive itatistics to support your answer. i. 10 points total (5 points each part}: a. Assess whether this statement is true or false: fwenty-one percent of the students reported their race as White. b. Show using arithmetic IOW you arrived at your answer. i. 10 points: Assess the following statement: The average age of a student in this sample vas 18.3 years old. Fully explain your answer. i. 10 points: What can be said about the age distribution of the college students in the ample? Be sure to provide specic descriptive statistics to support your answer. 0. 20 points: Some scholars claim that college campuses are hot beds of violent crime, vhile others claim that campuses are hot beds of the crime. Using finding reported at the nstitutional-level in the Appendix, which claim is supported by the empirical evidence? Explain your answer. Be sure to provide specic descriptive statistics to support your mswer