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

Version Date: Aug 20, 2010

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Principal Investigator(s):
Ronald C. Kessler

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https://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.

Citation

Kessler, Ronald C. Detroit Area Study, 1985:  Life Events in Everyday Experience. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-08-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06414.v2

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1985

Date of Collection

1985-04 -- 1985-08
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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.

Universe

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

Data Source

personal interviews

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1995-10-12

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • 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. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06414.v2

2010-08-20 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setups have been added to this data collection.

1995-10-12 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Created variable labels and/or value labels.
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