Perceptions of environmental health risks among residents in the “Toxic Doughnut”: opportunities for risk screening and community mobilization

Table 3 Percentage of respondents indicating that hazard is “high risk/very high risk to myself and my family”, and “high risk/very high risk to community as a whole” (N = 42)

Very high/High risk hazard	Community as a whole	Self & family	Difference
Crime	79	60	19
Drugs	79	52	27
Dumping hazardous waste	74	69	5
Landfills	74	62	12
Chemicals	69	64	5
Smoking	69	52	17
Lead	69	55	14
Outdoor air pollution	67	60	7
HIV/AIDS	64	45	19
Police brutality	60	45	15
Sewage	57	50	7
Waste incinerators	57	38	19
Depletion of ozone layer	52	36	16
Asbestos	52	36	16
Pesticides in food	52	33	19
High tension wires	45	43	2
Global warming	48	33	15
Indoor air pollution	45	33	12
Drinking water	43	26	17
Bacteria in food	38	33	5
Car accidents	36	24	12
Sun exposure	33	21	12

Note: The difference was obtained by subtracting the percentage answering “very high risk/high risk” for each hazard for self from that for the community. The hazards posing the highest risk and lowest risk are in bold text

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