Detroit Area Study, 1990: Community Issues

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Detroit Area Study, 1990: Community Issues

Creator

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]
• Mohai, Paul

Author

• Mohai, Paul

Contributor

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Subject

• Political participation
• cities
• communities
• community involvement
• cost of living
• crime
• drugs
• economic behavior
• education
• environmental degradation
• government services
• government spending
• housing
• Cost and standard of living
• law enforcement
• police community relations
• political affiliation
• political attitudes
• political participation
• racial attitudes
• social inequality
• social problems
• social stratification
• taxation
• unemployment
• welfare services
• job security
• Equality
• Expenditures, Public
• Party affiliation

Summary

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