Detroit Area Study, 1994: Impact of Education on Attitudes

This survey focused on the influence of education on
respondents' attitudes toward a variety of issues, including crime,
city services, police protection, neighborhoods, health-care coverage,
taxes, public schools, the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), and government involvement in correcting class, gender, and
race disparities. The survey also sought respondents' opinions on
issues such as race relations, discrimination against women, racial
balance in schools, laws against interracial marriages, housing
discrimination law, racial profiling, and voting for a Black
presidential candidate. Respondents were questioned on the comparative
differences between Blacks and Whites in types of jobs held, housing,
and level of income, and why Blacks were worse off than whites, the
effects on property values of Blacks moving into White neighborhoods,
and the high rate of unemployment and crime among Blacks as compared
to Whites. Also explored were respondents' feelings about the death
penalty, immigrants, other races, poor people, minority groups,
affirmative action, homosexuality, television violence, censorship,
and abortion. Questions on the respondents' educational background
covered the types of elementary and secondary schools they attended
and grades earned, level of education and degrees earned, and types of
college(s) attended. Additional information gathered by the survey
includes respondents' duration of residence in the tri-county area and
at the current residence, place of previous residence, employment
status, social class stratification, religious denomination, party
preference, participation in social and political life, and knowledge
of current affairs. Demographic information includes respondents'
gender, age, marital status, race, and ethnicity.