Research Article

Understanding Public Views about Air Quality and Air Pollution Sources in the San Joaquin Valley, California

Table 4

Participants’ beliefs about the most serious community problems.

ProblemAll data
mean, SD, rank
Air pollution exposure level
High
mean, SD, rank
Medium
mean, SD, rank
Low
mean, SD, rank

Unemployment3.89, 1.113, 13.57, 1.131, 24.08, 1.056, 14.13, .924, 1
Crime3.84, 1.084, 23.44, 1.172, 33.95, 1.059, 24.07, .831, 2
Obesity3.73, 1.132, 33.36, 1.137, 43.78, 1.136, 33.98, 1.0, 3
Air pollution3.55, 1.089, 43.63, 1.173, 13.56, 1.082, 43.71, .875, 4
Infectious diseases3.01, 1.145, 52.88, 1.061, 63.03, 1.174, 53.05, 1.094, 6
Car accidents2.98, 1.113, 62.91, 1.057, 52.93, 1.117, 63.23, 1.111, 5
Forest fires2.55, 1.358, 72.70, 1.266, 72.43, 1.338, 72.53, 1.429, 7