This database is about Airbnb spots, socioeconomic indicators, and crime by community area in Chicago.
- Type = polygon shapefile
- Observations = 77
- Variables = 20
- Years = 2008 to 2015
- The AirBnB data includes response rate, acceptance rate, review rating, price per included guest, room type (1 is entire home/apartment, 2 is private room, and 3 shared room), number of Airbnb spots. The data were collected on October 3rd, 2015.
- The socioeconomic indicators are percentages by community area: households below poverty, housing crowed, under 18 or over 64 years old (dependency), aged 25+ without high school diploma, and unemployed above 16 years old. Also included are per capita income and hardship index. These indicators were built for the period 2008 – 2012.
- The crime data include the number of crimes (battery, burglary, gambling, homicide, kidnapping, robbery, stalking, homicide, and theft, among others; murders with data for each victim are not included) and thefts from October 2014 to September 2015 (one year before the Airbnb data).
- Population by community area based on Census 2010 data.
| Variable | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| community | name of community area | City of Chicago data portal |
| shape_area | polygon area | |
| shape_len | polygon perimeter | |
| AREAID | ID number associated with the community area | City of Chicago data portal |
| response_r | response rate of airbnb host | Airbnb data: Inside Airbnb – only public available data were used. The data were collected on October 3rd, 2015. |
| accept_r | acceptance rate of airbnb host | Inside Airbnb |
| rev_rating | host’s rating | Inside Airbnb |
| price_pp | price per person | Inside Airbnb |
| room_type | 1 is entire home/apartment, 2 is private room, and 3 shared room | Inside Airbnb |
| num_spots | number of airbnb spots | Inside Airbnb |
| poverty | percent households below poverty | Socioeconomic indicators: Chicago Data Portal. These indicators were built for the period 2008 to 2012. |
| crowded | percent housing crowded | Chicago Data Portal |
| dependency | percent under 18 or over 64 years old | Chicago Data Portal |
| without_hs | percent aged 25+ without high school diploma | Chicago Data Portal |
| unemployed | percent unemployed above 16 years old | Chicago Data Portal |
| income_pc | per capita income | Chicago Data Portal |
| hardship_in | hardship index | Chicago Data Portal |
| num_crimes | total number of crimes | Crime: Chicago Data Portal. The crime data include the number of crimes (battery, burglary, gambling, homicide, kidnapping, robbery, stalking, homicide, and theft, among others; murders with data for each victim are not included) and thefts from October 2014 to September 2015 (one year before the Airbnb data). |
| num_theft | total number of thefts | Chicago Data Portal |
| population | community area population in 2010 | Census 2010, Chicago Data Portal |
Prepared by Rodrigo Valdes. Last updated July 10, 2017. Data provided “as is,” no warranties.