Using identical questions across the years, with new items added periodically, this annual series of countywide, random-digit-dialed, computer-assisted surveys has tracked America’s fourth largest city in the midst of fundamental transformation. No other metropolitan area in the nation has been the focus of a long-term study of this scope. None more clearly exemplifies the remarkable trends that are radically reconstructing the social and political landscape of urban America.
Public Perceptions in Remarkable Times: Tracking Change Through 24 Years of Houston Surveys
Houston Area Survey, 1982-2005
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