PHDCN Discrimination: Survey on Bias in Chicago Neighborhoods

Chicago was the site for the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN), a large-scale longitudinal study. The Discrimination survey component, administered to primary caregivers of over 6,000 children and adolescents, measures both experienced discrimination and fear of discrimination across specific settings. This data supports research into how neighborhood and family contexts relate to antisocial behaviors and developmental outcomes.

Use Cases

• Analyzing correlations between reported discrimination and developmental outcomes based on longitudinal cohort data.
• Studying the prevalence and settings of discrimination fear among caregivers in urban neighborhoods.
• Modeling neighborhood-level influences on antisocial behavior using survey responses linked to geographic cohorts.

Strengths

• Longitudinal design with over 6,000 randomly selected participants tracked over time.
• Survey instrument is adapted from the established Puerto Rican Adolescent Survey, addressing both actual and perceived discrimination.
• Data is part of a large, interdisciplinary study with coordinated measures on family, peer, and school influences.

Limitations

• Specific column names and the exact row count for the Discrimination survey component are not provided in the source metadata.
• The dataset's availability and file formats are unspecified across the listed platforms.
• Metadata for size, last update, and precise geographic granularity is missing.

Provenance

Source

Harvard University, led by Felton J. Earls.

Collection Method

Survey administered to primary caregivers of randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults as part of the PHDCN Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Time Range

2000-2002 (Wave 3)

Geography

Chicago neighborhoods, Illinois, USA.