Finally, the percentage of single-parent households was higher than the county average in neighborhoods with conventional public housing, family and HCV properties. The percentage of single-parent households was lower than the county average in neighborhoods with senior and/or disabled developments. Between 2008 and 2012, there were modest decreases in the percent of single-parent households in neighborhoods with conventional public and family mixed-income developments, but little change in neighborhoods with HCV units (see Table IV 5). As mentioned the 2012 version of the Charlotte Quality of Life study adopted new neighborhood boundaries and a new set of social indicators so they cannot be compared to data reported in earlier years. Thus, we only present the most recent 2012 study data, and will use them as a new baseline for future analysis. in the neighborhoods with CHA properties did not do as well on several indicators compared to the Mecklenburg County averages. With the exception of youth living in the neighborhoods with senior and/or disabled developments, the high school dropout rate, percent of children achieving at or above grade level, and adolescent births were all higher than the Mecklenburg County average (see Table IV 6). Table IV 6: Characteristics of Youth Achievement in CHA Tenant-Occupied Neighborhoods Senior and/or Family Mecklenburg Public Housing HCV Properties Disabled Income Average High School 4.27 2.87 4.7 4.2 3.0 Dropout Rate Percent children achieving at or 42.32 63.82 49.5 51.5 66.0 above grade level Percent of births 6.40 3.57 8.6 6.9 4.0 to adolescents Source: 2012 Charlotte Quality of Life Similar to the findings reported above, crime rates in neighborhoods with senior and/or disabled developments were closer to the Mecklenburg county averages than they were for the other types of CHA supported housing (see Table IV 7). Neighborhoods with conventional public housing had violent crime rates that were almost three times the county rate and property crime rates almost twice the county rate. The violent crime rate in neighborhoods with senior and/or disabled
Finally, the percentage of single-parent households was higher than the county average in neighborhoods with conventional public housing, family and HCV properties. The percentage of single-parent households was lower than the county average in neighborhoods with senior and/or disabled developments. Between 2008 and 2012, there were modest decreases in the percent of single-parent households in neighborhoods with conventional public and family mixed-income developments, but little change in neighborhoods with HCV units (see Table IV 5). As mentioned the 2012 version of the Charlotte Quality of Life study adopted new neighborhood boundaries and a new set of social indicators so they cannot be compared to data reported in earlier years. Thus, we only present the most recent 2012 study data, and will use them as a new baseline for future analysis. in the neighborhoods with CHA properties did not do as well on several indicators compared to the Mecklenburg County averages. With the exception of youth living in the neighborhoods with senior and/or disabled developments, the high school dropout rate, percent of children achieving at or above grade level, and adolescent births were all higher than the Mecklenburg County average (see Table IV 6). Table IV 6: Characteristics of Youth Achievement in CHA Tenant-Occupied Neighborhoods Public Housing Senior and/or Disabled Family Income HCV Properties Mecklenburg Average High School Dropout Rate 4.27 2.87 4.7 4.2 3.0 Percent children achieving at or above grade level 42.32 63.82 49.5 51.5 66.0 Percent of births to adolescents 6.40 3.57 8.6 6.9 4.0 Source: 2012 Charlotte Quality of Life Similar to the findings reported above, crime rates in neighborhoods with senior and/or disabled developments were closer to the Mecklenburg county averages than they were for the other types of CHA supported housing (see Table IV 7). Neighborhoods with conventional public housing had violent crime rates that were almost three times the county rate and property crime rates almost twice the county rate. The violent crime rate in neighborhoods with senior and/or disabled
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