The authors report on surveys, differing according to focus on remedial costs, of Pittsburgh-area adults indicating beliefs about possible health effects of electromagnetic fields and the acceptability of options for reducing or eliminating the potential impact

Adams, Jack

Bostrom, Ann

Morgan, M. Granger

Nair, Indira

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University of New Hampshire

Preferences for Exposure Control of Power-Frequency Fields among Lay Opinion Leaders

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This paper reports the results of a study using a survey instrument to present 40 options to reduce or eliminate exposure to fields from 60-Hz electric power to an opportunity sample of adults from the Pittsburgh area. The respondents can be reasonably characterized as  middle income, lay opinion leaders,  i.e, they have a somewhat higher level of education and are somewhat more likely to be involved in leadership positions than the general public. The exposure control options ranged from voluntary design, measurement and information guidelines to banning sources of high or unusual fields. Respondents rated the options as  should definitely be done,   uncertain,  or  should definitely not be done.  Additionally, all subjects rated their degree of belief in health effects

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Preferences for Exposure Control of Power-Frequency Fields Among Lay Opinion Leaders

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Preferences for Exposure Control of Power-Frequency Fields among Lay Opinion Leaders

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