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. 2022 Oct 11;17(10):e0275075. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275075

Table 2. Awareness and support (N = 3,083) by age, race, income, education, gender, and location.

Age Bracket Race (Dichotomized) Income Bracket Education Gender (Dichotomized) Residency Overall
18 to 44 45 to 65 65+ White People of Color Less than $40k $40k to $79K $80k or More High School College Graduate School Male Female Urban Suburban Total
679 1038 1366 2584 499 1221 1087 775 640 1993 450 945 2122 926 2157 3083
Air pollution monitoring 286 488 776 1282 268 567 541 442 240 1049 261 559 980 470 1080 1550
42% 47% 57% 50% 54% 46% 50% 57% 38% 53% 58% 59% 46% 51% 50% 50%
Drinking water testing 404 693 1000 1776 321 785 743 569 382 1378 337 691 1394 596 1501 2097
59% 67% 73% 69% 64% 64% 68% 73% 60% 69% 75% 73% 66% 64% 70% 68%
Hotel and motel inspections 502 783 1072 2001 356 923 837 597 477 1523 357 710 1633 682 1675 2357
74% 75% 78% 77% 71% 76% 77% 77% 75% 76% 79% 75% 77% 74% 78% 76%
Public pool inspections 409 668 981 1750 308 777 729 552 391 1348 319 638 1408 602 1456 2058
60% 64% 72% 68% 62% 64% 67% 71% 61% 68% 71% 68% 66% 65% 68% 67%
Sewer monitoring 289 489 734 1261 251 556 548 408 270 997 245 522 980 445 1067 1512
43% 47% 54% 49% 50% 46% 50% 53% 42% 50% 54% 55% 46% 48% 49% 49%
Restaurant inspections 555 908 1212 2269 406 1040 945 690 535 1743 397 813 1847 786 1889 2675
82% 87% 89% 88% 81% 85% 87% 89% 84% 87% 88% 86% 87% 85% 88% 87%
Alcohol 298 458 683 1202 237 559 538 342 300 946 193 382 1054 422 1017 1439
44% 44% 50% 47% 47% 46% 49% 44% 47% 47% 43% 40% 50% 46% 47% 47%
Deadly diseases (e.g., Ebola, Tuberculosis) 582 952 1300 2404 430 1099 1000 735 555 1857 422 867 1953 830 2004 2834
86% 92% 95% 93% 86% 90% 92% 95% 87% 93% 94% 92% 92% 90% 93% 92%
Environmental toxins (e.g., industrial chemicals) 572 946 1301 2392 429 1090 999 732 546 1852 423 863 1944 822 1999 2821
84% 91% 95% 93% 86% 89% 92% 94% 85% 93% 94% 91% 92% 89% 93% 92%
Gun residue (e.g., bullet casings, gun powder) 397 562 825 1479 305 714 639 431 382 1148 254 497 1279 549 1235 1784
58% 54% 60% 57% 61% 58% 59% 56% 60% 58% 56% 53% 60% 59% 57% 58%
Healthy eating 297 309 357 732 231 417 341 205 238 602 123 264 696 348 615 963
44% 30% 26% 28% 46% 34% 31% 26% 37% 30% 27% 28% 33% 38% 29% 31%
Illegal drugs 374 683 1008 1767 298 766 769 530 407 1351 307 624 1435 576 1489 2065
55% 66% 74% 68% 60% 63% 71% 68% 64% 68% 68% 66% 68% 62% 69% 67%
Lifestyle behaviors (e.g., smoking, birth control) 281 311 347 725 214 393 343 203 229 589 124 261 677 325 614 939
41% 30% 25% 28% 43% 32% 32% 26% 36% 30% 28% 28% 32% 35% 28% 30%
Mental illness (e.g., stress hormones) 347 425 485 1001 266 511 462 294 310 790 167 381 880 411 856 1267
51% 41% 36% 39% 53% 42% 43% 38% 48% 40% 37% 40% 41% 44% 40% 41%
Prescription drugs 407 637 954 1663 335 778 730 490 405 1319 274 592 1399 597 1401 1998
60% 61% 70% 64% 67% 64% 67% 63% 63% 66% 61% 63% 66% 64% 65% 65%
Terroristic threats (e.g., Anthrax) 545 902 1258 2293 412 1042 966 697 518 1784 403 831 1861 787 1918 2705
80% 87% 92% 89% 83% 85% 89% 90% 81% 90% 90% 88% 88% 85% 89% 88%
Want monitored: Entire city 513 773 1062 1954 394 950 825 573 505 1506 337 703 1633 733 1615 2348
76% 74% 78% 76% 79% 78% 76% 74% 79% 76% 75% 74% 77% 79% 75% 76%
Want monitored: Areas of the city 166 202 248 483 133 245 214 157 119 393 104 184 429 184 432 616
24% 19% 18% 19% 27% 20% 20% 20% 19% 20% 23% 19% 20% 20% 20% 20%
Want monitored: Neighborhoods 183 242 295 569 151 316 239 165 163 449 108 209 508 232 488 720
27% 23% 22% 22% 30% 26% 22% 21% 25% 23% 24% 22% 24% 25% 23% 23%
Want monitored: Businesses 143 182 216 410 131 232 193 116 118 355 68 146 393 173 368 541
21% 18% 16% 16% 26% 19% 18% 15% 18% 18% 15% 15% 19% 19% 17% 18%
Want monitored: Prisons 166 206 255 483 144 279 212 136 137 402 88 185 440 202 425 627
24% 20% 19% 19% 29% 23% 20% 18% 21% 20% 20% 20% 21% 22% 20% 20%
Want monitored: Schools 208 265 312 617 168 342 263 180 186 500 99 213 569 250 535 785
31% 26% 23% 24% 34% 28% 24% 23% 29% 25% 22% 23% 27% 27% 25% 25%
Want monitored: Houses 132 169 168 349 120 216 154 99 129 290 50 118 349 161 308 469
19% 16% 12% 14% 24% 18% 14% 13% 20% 15% 11% 12% 16% 17% 14% 15%
"I would support monitoring of all these places" 431 699 948 1726 352 860 735 483 463 1337 278 607 1460 660 1418 2078
63% 67% 69% 67% 71% 70% 68% 62% 72% 67% 62% 64% 69% 71% 66% 67%
Want prohibited: Apartment buildings 93 130 119 293 49 135 121 86 58 230 54 112 228 89 253 342
14% 13% 9% 11% 10% 11% 11% 11% 9% 12% 12% 12% 11% 10% 12% 11%
Want prohibited: Individual houses 205 292 338 715 120 298 288 249 142 547 146 274 557 214 621 835
30% 28% 25% 28% 24% 24% 26% 32% 22% 27% 32% 29% 26% 23% 29% 27%
Want prohibited: K-12 schools, colleges, and universities 65 82 78 190 35 85 82 58 43 144 38 63 159 64 161 225
10% 8% 6% 7% 7% 7% 8% 7% 7% 7% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7%
Want prohibited: Nursing homes, assisted living facilities 66 84 76 199 27 82 89 55 46 147 33 70 154 59 167 226
10% 8% 6% 8% 5% 7% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 8% 7%
Want prohibited: Religious organizations 85 137 172 338 56 147 149 98 72 252 70 145 247 110 284 394
13% 13% 13% 13% 11% 12% 14% 13% 11% 13% 16% 15% 12% 12% 13% 13%
Want prohibited: Rest areas and truck stops 54 78 99 201 30 85 81 65 39 155 37 76 153 63 168 231
8% 8% 7% 8% 6% 7% 7% 8% 6% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% 8% 7%
"I would not support any monitoring of sewage water" 69 131 126 271 55 122 122 82 66 213 47 96 226 76 250 326
10% 13% 9% 10% 11% 10% 11% 11% 10% 11% 10% 10% 11% 8% 12% 11%