Table 3.
Health concerns cited by interviews.
| Water quality, % | Air quality, % | Trucks, % | Quality of life, % | Health systems, % | Agriculture or wildlife, % | Traffic, % | Noise/nuisance, % | Worker health, % | Pos. health impacts, % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By state | ||||||||||
| NY (n = 16) | 81 | 88 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 50 | 6 | 38 | 13 | 31 |
| NC (n = 13) | 85 | 69 | 69 | 77 | 38 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 15 |
| OH (n = 14) | 86 | 79 | 64 | 29 | 43 | 36 | 43 | 14 | 36 | 21 |
| By position | ||||||||||
| Oppose (n = 20) | 100 | 100 | 75 | 45 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Neutral (n = 17) | 82 | 71 | 59 | 59 | 35 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 29 |
| Support (n = 6) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 67 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 67 |
| By role | ||||||||||
| CL (n = 11) | 73 | 55 | 73 | 64 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 36 |
| EN (n = 14) | 100 | 100 | 64 | 36 | 64 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 0 |
| LG (n = 4) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 75 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| OE (n = 6) | 67 | 83 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 50 |
| PH (n = 8) | 100 | 88 | 50 | 50 | 63 | 63 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 25 |
| Total (n = 43) | 84 | 79 | 63 | 53 | 40 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 |