I decided to read the entire Post-Kaiser-Harvard: Survey of Detroit Area Residents Nov. 5, 2009 that was the basis of RenF's thread and found the following interesting. Full Poll Here.
The poll was reflective of the metro population spread.
18. Do you live in the city of Detroit, or in a suburb?Almost 3/4 of City of Detroit people go to the burbs in an average week, but half of the suburbanites don't to the CofD.
20 In the city of Detroit
79 In a suburb
19a. In an average week, how often, if at all, do you go to one of the suburbs?Movement rates have not increased over the years.
Post-Kaiser-Harvard: Survey of Detroit Area Residents
Based [those] living in city of Detroit [[N=175)
21 1
33 2-6
14 7+
28 Don’t go to suburbs
19b. In an average week, how often, if at all, do you go to the city of Detroit?
Based [those] living in a suburb [[N=1,030)
20 1
23 2-6
6 7+
49 Don’t go to city
20a. Are you now traveling [[more) often, [[less) often, or about the same to the suburbs as you did a few years ago?An overwhelming number of suburbanites realize that what happens in Detroit is important to their communities.
Based [those] living in the city of Detroit [[N=175)
15 More often
36 Less often
46 Same amount
20b. Are you now traveling [[more) often, [[less) often, or about the same to the city as you did a few years ago?
Based [those] living in a suburb [[N=1,030)
12 More often
39 Less often
48 Same amount
23. In thinking about the future of your community, is what happens in the city of Detroit extremely important to your community, very important, somewhat important or less important than that?Large agreement that we are not unified and large agreement that this is a problem.
Based [those] living in a suburb [[N=1,030)
16 Extremely important
36 Very important
34 Somewhat important
13 Less important than that
1 Not important [[Vol.)
25. Would you describe the people of the Detroit area as [[mainly unified), or [[mainlyWe are definitely transitioning away from manufacturing.
divided by things like race or income)?
26 Mainly unified
66 Mainly divided by things like race or income
8 Don’t know
26. Do you see that as a problem, or not?
Based on total who believe people in the Detroit area are mainly divided by things like race or income [[N=803)
83 Yes, problem
16 No, not a problem.
43a. Is your employer’s main line of business in manufacturing, or some other area?A large majority thinks the American auto industry will come back.
20 Manufacturing
79 Some other area
43b. At your last job, was your employer’s main line of business in manufacturing, or some other area?
32 Manufacturing
65 Some other area
44. Growing up, did either of your parents work for an employer whose main line of business was in manufacturing , or not?
47 Yes, manufacturing
52 No, not manufacturing
63. Do you think the U.S. automobile industry will make a comeback, or not?The ills of the auto industry are largely laid on management.
74 Yes, will make a comeback
21 No, will not make a comeback
64. How much blame, if any, do you think each of the following should get for the problemsThere is strong optimism about Dave Bing.
faced by U.S. automakers? [[First/Next), do you blame [[INSERT) a lot, some, only a
little, or not at all for the automakers’ problems?
A lot-Some-Only a little-Not at all-Don’t know-Refused
a. Management 56 26 9 6 2 *
b. Labor unions 35 29 14 19 3 1
c. The federal government 22 30 21 24 2 *
69. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dave Bing is handling his job as mayor of
Detroit?
31 Strongly approve
36 Somewhat approve
6 Somewhat disapprove
8 Strongly disapprove
17 Don’t know
1 Refused
