Detroit Area Study, 1990: Community Issues (ICPSR 2881)

This survey focused on issues and problems facing residents of Detroit and the surrounding metropolitan area in 1990, including environmental concerns, problems with law enforcement and drugs, crime, education, housing, jobs, cost of living, welfare, taxes and government services, government administration, moral values, and other concerns. Respondents were asked about the importance they placed on each issue and the perceived priority the government gave to each issue. Environmental issues were... (more info)

This survey focused on issues and problems facing residents of Detroit and the surrounding metropolitan area in 1990, including environmental concerns, problems with law enforcement and drugs, crime, education, housing, jobs, cost of living, welfare, taxes and government services, government administration, moral values, and other concerns. Respondents were asked about the importance they placed on each issue and the perceived priority the government gave to each issue. Environmental issues were further examined with respect to specific environmental concerns, such as pollution, exposure to hazardous waste, loss or harm to wildlife and/or their habitats, and the depletion and conservation of natural resources. Respondents' degree of political and community involvement was gauged through questions regarding their voting behavior, their work for or involvement with a political party or community organization, and the type of community organizations to which they belonged. Racial attitudes were also probed, with questions on the economic position of African Americans, political and economic equality, and attitudes toward African-American subgroups (young, older, middle class). Demographic information includes respondents' gender, age, marital status, race, ethnicity, area of residence, type of residence, duration of residence, and whether the residence was owned by the respondent or rented.

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1992
Bryant, Bunyan,  Mohai, Paul,  Bryant, Bunyan,  Mohai, Paul . Environmental racism: Reviewing the evidence. Race and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
1992
Bryant, Bunyan,  Mohai, Paul . Jobs versus the environment: Susceptibility of minorities to environmental blackmail in the Detroit metropolitan area. Rural Sociological Society. .
1997
Mohai, Paul . Gender differences in the perception of most important environmental problems. Race, Gender and Class. 5, (1), 153-169.
1997
Mohai, Paul,  Sachs, Carolyn E. Men, women, and the environment: An examination of the gender gap in environmental concern and activism. Women Working in the Environment. Washington, DC: Taylor and Francis.
1992
Mohai, Paul,  Bryant, Bunyan . Environmental justice: Weighing race and class as factors in the distribution of environmental hazards. University of Colorado Law Review. 63, (4), 921-932.
1998
Mohai, Paul,  Bryant, Bunyan . Is there a 'race' effect on concern for environmental quality?. Public Opinion Quarterly. 62, (4), 475-505.
1992
Mohai, Paul,  Bryant, Bunyan . Race and Class as Factors in the Distribution of Environmental Hazards: Evidence from the 1990 Detroit Area Study. Association Paper. Rural Sociological Society (RSS).
1992
Mohai, Paul,  Bryant, Bunyan . Race, poverty, and the environment: The disadvantaged face greater risks. EPA Journal. 18, (1), 6-8.
1992
Bryant, Bunyan,  Mohai, Paul . Racial Differences in the Perception of Most Important Environmental Problems. Association Paper. American Sociological Association (ASA).