Calling All Flint Residents

Dear City of Flint Residents,

We ask for your participation in a study about the effects of the Flint water crisis on your quality of life. Our University of Michigan—Flint team is primarily interested in your level of concern, how you are responding to the water situation, and how trust in the water system and the government may be restored.

The online survey (linked here: http://umflint.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4Z5stU6rfkKrWAd) should take around 15 minutes to complete. No individual or household information will be reported. If there is a question that you are not comfortable responding to, you may choose to leave it blank.
If you have questions or concerns about this study, please feel free to contact us.

We thank you in advance for your participation!

Dr. Victoria Morckel, Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor | Department of Earth and Resource Science
University of Michigan-Flint
810-424-5347
morckel@umflint.edu<mailto:morckel@umflint.edu>

Surveying Flintoids

Now's your chance to help out a Flint Expatriate and further the academic study of the Vehicle City...

Hello. My name is Nancy Alamy and I am a fellow Flint expat. I am in the process of writing my Master's thesis at Georgetown University and am looking into political attitudes among current and former Flint residents. I am hoping that some of you reading this blog will be willing to help me out by taking a short 10-15 minute survey. By participating in this survey you will also have the option to be entered into a drawing for one of three $50 gift cards.

The survey is confidential and no identifying information (such as name, birth date, social security number etc.) will be asked. Responses will be reported to me in the aggregate, as percentages of a whole. There will be no way for me to identify who is answering, or link them to their specific answers.

Here are the parameters I am looking for in my participants:

1.) Over the age of 18.

2.) Either:Current Flint city or Township residents or those who grew up in Flint city or Township (having spent 10+ years there between birth-17 years old), but who now live out of the state of Michigan. (This probably means you!).

Here is the link: www.surveymonkey.com/s/flintviews

The survey must be completed by March 5th, 2012 to be included in the study.

Any further assistance getting the word out by passing along the link to friends, family, or coworkers from Flint who might be willing to participate would be greatly appreciated as well.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at na293@georgetown.edu.

Thank you so much for your help!