City of Chesapeake Neighborhood Quality of Life Study 2014 Update - page B-2

Neighborhood Profiles
Overview
The following pages offer a one page profile for each of Chesapeake’s 122 Neighborhood
Statistical Areas (NSAs). As described in the Geographic Units section of the report, the 2014
NQL Study Update uses 122 NSAs as the geographic units of analysis; the NSAs are identical to
the block groups used to gather data for the U.S. Census.
The NSA profiles in Appendix B are in ascending order by ID number, starting with NSA 200.01
1 and ending with NSA 216.02 4. To identify an NSA of interest, the reader may use any of the
following three methods:
• NSA Identification Map (found on pages B-4 and B-5): This map shows the location of
each NSA and its corresponding ID number.
• Spatial Table of Contents Map (found on pages B-6 and B-7): This map shows the
location of each NSA and the corresponding page number for each NSA profile.
• Appendix D: This appendix provides a subdivision and neighborhood name index for the
NSAs.
Information Contained in the Neighborhood Profiles
Each neighborhood profile contains the following information:
• Census Tract and Block Group Number: This information provides a unique
identification number for each NSA. These numbers may be found at the top right of each
profile.
• Dimensional Priority Score: This information, located just below the census tract and
block group number, indicates how many times the NSA met the High Priority NSA
criteria for the 2014 NQL dimensions (social, crime, physical and economic). NSAs may
receive a score between 0-4. The table located at the top left indicates which dimensions
meet the High Priority criteria for this NSA.
• Profile Variables: The second table on the left hand side of the profile provides data for
each of the 10 profile variables. These variables were not used in the prioritization
process. Instead, they provide a demographic and socioeconomic context for each NSA.
Data for the city is provided for each profile variable so that the NSA can easily be
compared to the city as a whole. 3
• NSA Maps: Both a map of the NSA and a map of the NSA’s location in the City of
Chesapeake are provided at the bottom left of each profile.
• Analytical Variables: The tables on the right hand side of the profile provide data for
each of the 26 analytical variables. These variables are grouped by dimension. Data for
the city is provided for each analytical variable so that the NSA can easily be compared
to the city as a whole. 2
3 Details regarding the methods of analysis for the Profile Variables and the Analytical Variables
can be found in the Methods section of the report and in Appendix A.
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