Detroit Area Study, 1985: Life Events in Everyday Experience (ICPSR 6414)

Principal Investigator(s): Kessler, Ronald C.

Summary: The 1985 Detroit Area Study surveyed life events of respondents. Questions addressed alcohol and drug use, emotional state, incidents of depression and fear, stress caused by children and work, and respondent's general health. Information on the respondent's family background was also collected, with specific emphases on children, parenting, and marriage. Gender comparison questions were posed to explore in detail issues such as the benefits/responsibilities of marriage, marriage roles... (more info)

Series: Detroit Area Studies Series

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Kessler, Ronald C. Detroit Area Study, 1985: Life Events in Everyday Experience. ICPSR06414-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1995. doi:10.3886/ICPSR06414.v2

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06414.v2

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Summary:  

The 1985 Detroit Area Study surveyed life events of respondents. Questions addressed alcohol and drug use, emotional state, incidents of depression and fear, stress caused by children and work, and respondent's general health. Information on the respondent's family background was also collected, with specific emphases on children, parenting, and marriage. Gender comparison questions were posed to explore in detail issues such as the benefits/responsibilities of marriage, marriage roles and careers, and division of housework tasks. The survey also included items on the respondent's financial situation, social life, social support network, and demographic characteristics such as age, race, sex, education, religion, and income.

More information about the Detroit Area Studies Project is available on this Web site.

Subject Terms:   cities, coping, depression (psychology), domestic responsibilities, drug use, economic behavior, emotional states, everyday life, family background, family life, family work relationship, gender roles, health, housework, job stress, life events, marriage, psychological wellbeing, social life, social support, stress

Geographic Coverage:   Detroit, Michigan, United States

Time Period:  

• 1985

Date of Collection:  

• 1985-04--1985-08

Universe:   Non-Black married couples living together in the Michigan counties of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb.

Data Types:   survey data

Sample:   The statistically random sample drawn from Michigan's tri-county area (Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties) excluded the city of Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. Couples with at least one person between 18 and 64 years of age were selected. The study was based on two independent samples, one administered by the Detroit Area Studies (DAS) and the other by the Survey Research Center (SRC). Both samples are included in this dataset. DAS/SRC participation in data collection was at approximately a 1:3 ratio.

Data Source:

personal interviews

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Original ICPSR Release:  1995-10-12

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