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?
20 In the city of Detroit
79 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.
19a. In an average week, how often, if at all, do you go to one of the suburbs?
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
Movement rates have not increased over the years.
20a. Are you now traveling [[more) often, [[less) often, or about the same to the suburbs as you did a few years ago?
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
An overwhelming number of suburbanites realize that what happens in Detroit is important to their communities.
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?
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.)
Large agreement that we are not unified and large agreement that this is a problem.
25. Would you describe the people of the Detroit area as [[mainly unified), or [[mainly
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.
We are definitely transitioning away from manufacturing.
43a. Is your employer’s main line of business in manufacturing, or some other area?
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
A large majority thinks the American auto industry will come back.
63. Do you think the U.S. automobile industry will make a comeback, or not?
74 Yes, will make a comeback
21 No, will not make a comeback
The ills of the auto industry are largely laid on management.
64. How much blame, if any, do you think each of the following should get for the problems
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 *
There is strong optimism about Dave Bing.
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