Detroit area study, 1954
Subtitle: ideal family size in Detroit and administrative behavior in a metropolitan community
By: principal investigators, Ronald Freedman and Morris Janowitz
Series: ICPSR -- 7318; ICPSR (Series) -- 7318
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1960
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] :
Subjects: Municipal government; Public opinion; Public relations; Politics and government
Description: This study sampled a cross-section of adults living in the Detroit Metropolitan area. The study was concerned with respondents' information about, contact with, and attitudes toward governmental administrative agencies. It also explored respondents' attitudes toward civic duties, organizational membership, and ideal family size. The 1954 Detroit Area Study examined contact with and knowledge of various government agencies, including the Michigan Employment Security Commission and the Social Security system. The respondent was asked to evaluate the performance of the public schools, the County Sheriff's Department, the State Police, the local police, and the local, county, and state government officials. The political preference and participation of the respondent were ascertained and also his/her perception of the amount of corruption among high government officials. The respondent was asked to define "red tape" and to say how much of it was necessary. Also he/she was asked about the importance of political pull to the responsiveness of government agencies in helping private citizens.
Notes: ICPSR data class: Class II.

Data collected: spring of 1954.

Detroit, Michigan.

764 respondents, 5 cards of data per respondent, and 218 variables.

Public Administration and the Public : Perspectives Toward Government in a Metropolitan Community / Morris Janowitz, Deil Wright, and William Delany. Ann Arbor : Bureau of Government, Institute of Public Administration, 1958.