DOI: 10.3886/icpsr38252
title: Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS) Wave 13, Michigan, 2021
title: Archival Version

description: The Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS) is a panel survey of Detroit residents aged 18 and older. The original panel of respondents was drawn from an address-based probability sample of all occupied Detroit households in 2016 and has since been refreshed through additional address-based sampling annually. The 13th survey wave, collected between June 2, 2021 and July 9, 2021, invited 2,713 previously-enrolled panelists to participate in a self-administered or interviewer-administered survey. Topics include experience with COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccine receipt, attitudes and trust; employment and economic precarity; neighborhood satisfaction; neighborhood blight; housing repair; as well as crime, safety and policing.
description: The Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS) is a University of Michigan initiative designed to
regularly survey a broad, representative group of Detroit residents about their communities, including
their expectations, perceptions, priorities, and aspirations. Since 2016, University of Michigan's Detroit
Metro Area Communities Study has used a city-wide survey to help bridge the gap between Detroit
officials and residents whose voices may not always be heard in public discussions. Composed of over
2,500 Detroiters, the ongoing DMACS survey provides valuable insights on the perceptions and attitudes
of people who live in Detroit.
description: Surveys were self-administered online or were interviewer-administered via telephone. All respondents
who completed the survey received a post-paid incentive, mailed from the University of Michigan.
The data collection period for this survey was June 2, 2021 to July 9, 2021. On June 2, as part of a soft
launch, invitations were sent out by email and text to 175 established panelists who had completed
previous DMACS surveys within several hours of receiving an initial invite. All remaining established
panelists who had previously provided email or texting contact information were sent an invitation via
email and text as part of a full launch on June 3, 2021.The questionnaire was developed by the DMACS Principal Investigators in partnership with National Institutes of Health's Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities. The instrument was programmed and tested by DMACS staff members on mobile and desktop devices to detect issues with question language and ensure the accuracy of skip-pattern logic, randomizations, and other programming issues. The questionnaire was programmed in Qualtrics by DMACS staff and translated into Spanish by CETRA Language Solutions. Respondents were able to select between taking
the survey in English or Spanish on the first screen of the survey.
description: The DMACS Wave 13 data were weighted to reflect the demographics of the City of Detroit. This data includes a weighting variable, <b>W13_WEIGHT</b>, which should be used when conducting analysis. For more weighting information, please see the P.I. Panel and Methodology documents.
description: Response Rates: During the collection period, 2,713 previously-enrolled panelists were invited to participate in a self-administered or interviewer-administered survey. A total of 1,898 Detroit residents completed the survey; yielding an overall response rate of 71% (using AAPOR Response Rate 1).
description: Panelists were first recruited to the DMACS study in 2016 (Wave 1) from a simple random sample of Detroit household addresses. The panel was refreshed in 2018 (Wave 3) using a stratified two-stage cluster sample which oversampled census block groups that were at least 70% Hispanic (according to the 2016 5-year ACS estimates). In 2019 (Wave 6) the panel was refreshed using a stratified two-stage cluster sample which oversampled households from each of Detroit's 10 Strategic Neighborhood Fund (SNF) neighborhoods. In 2020 (Wave 12) the panel was refreshed using an oversample of households in Census block groups that were at least 70% Hispanic (according to the 2018 5-year ACS estimates) as well as an oversample of households that were located within Detroit's SNF neighborhoods. 
There are currently 2,713 active panelists in the DMACS panel. Panelists have the option to complete the survey online or over the phone in either English or Spanish. Panelists are able to unenroll from the panel at any time. If a panelist does not participate in at least three consecutive surveys, they may be retired from the panel. Some panelists were dropped from the panel because they were verbally abusive toward DMACS staff (n=1) or because they attempted to fill out multiple surveys under false identification (n=1). To encourage participation from groups with lower response propensity, male panelists with less than a college degree were offered a higher post-survey incentive of $40, compared to other panelists who were offered a post-survey incentive of $25.
description: Datasets: 
DS0: Study-Level Files
DS1: DMACS Wave 13 Data Public-Use
DS2: DMACS Wave 13 Data Restricted-Use
description: Adults over the age of 18 who reside in the City of Detroit.. Smallest Geographic Unit: census block
description: telephone interview; web-based surveyFor more information on the Detroit Metro Area Communities
Study, please visit the DMACS website.