Two previously released data collections from ICPSR are
combined in this dataset: CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH AND LOW CRIME
NEIGHBORHOODS IN ATLANTA, 1980 (ICPSR 7951) and CRIME FACTORS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD DECLINE IN CHICAGO, 1979 (ICPSR 7952). Information for
ICPSR 7951 was obtained from 523 residents interviewed in six selected
neighborhoods in Atlanta, Georgia. A research team from the Research
Triangle Institute sampled and surveyed the residents. ICPSR 7952
contains 3,310 interviews of Chicago residents in eight selected
neighborhoods. The combined data collection contains variables on
topics such as residents' demographics and socioeconomic status,
personal crime rates, property crime rates, neighborhood crime rates,
and neighborhood characteristics. The documentation contains three
pieces of information for each variable: variable reference numbers
for both the Atlanta and Chicago datasets, the complete wording of the
questions put to the respondents of each survey, and the exact wording of
the coding schemes adopted by the researchers.
Spelman, William. Reactions to Crime in Atlanta and Chicago, 1979-1980 . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-11-04. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08215.v2
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