ICPSR instructional subset

The Ten Cities Survey of Citizen Attitudes toward Local Government, upon which this subset is based, was conducted under the supervision of the Urban Observatory Program. The research for the project was funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered by the National League of Cities. Each Urban Observatory network city had autonomy over the study in its area. This instructional subset of 70 variables includes responses from surveys administered in four cities: Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, and San Diego. The four were selected because they represented regional diversity and also because examination of the distribution of responses suggested four rather different patterns of citizen attitudes. The survey items were administered to a representative sample of adults 18 years of age and older within the politically defined limits of the central cities. Each sample was independently drawn but was based upon identical designs. The survey items were also the same for all cities. Where appropriate, the questionnaire was administered in Spanish to Mexican-American respondents. The focus of the survey was on citizens' perceptions of the dimensions of urban unrest.