Study type:
Risk communication/perception study
(practical study)
Lay understanding of low-frequency electric and magnetic fields
risk
By:
Morgan MG, Florig HK, Nair I, Cortes C, Marsh K, Pavlosky K
Published in: Bioelectromagnetics 1990; 11 (4): 313-335
Risk perception
- risk estimation
- risk knowledge
- decision making
Endpoint
- development of a simple "mental model" of what people minimally need to know to make informed decisions about field-related issues and investigations to how and to what extent respondents of various groups understand physical properties of 60-Hz electric and magnetic fields
Considered exposure sources
Investigated group
46 residents of Pittsburgh area (USA), 41 blue-collar worker, 38 engineering students, 40 utility representatives filled in the first questionnaire; 36 lay people, 42 utility representatives, 17 MBA students filled in the second questionnaire.
Replication studies
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Read D et al.
(1998):
The efficacy of different methods for informing the public about the range dependency of magnetic fields from high voltage power lines
