Age and fearfulness: Personal and situational factors

Recent research in the quality of life has identified a sense of security as a significant component. Taking its negative, fear, the personal and structural factors associated with fear of walking around one's neighborhood were assessed in a secondary analysis using data from a 1973 representative national sample collected from the National Opinion Research Center. Although the direct effect of age on fear was minimal, clear and significant age differentials on fear were found by income, size of city of residence, and the presence or absence of others in the household.