Quality of Life in American Neighborhoods

Information, never before available, on levels of affluence and the quality of life in every Zip code area in which Americans reside is contained in this book. The (CEP), has been engaged in a study of the relationship between the generation and disposal of toxic waste and the regional variation in cancer mortality rates for some time.

l. Introduction 2. Political Significance of the Zip Code Area 3. Data Definitions; Zip Codes, Population, Households and Occupied Housing Units, Group Quarters, Renter and Owner Occupied Units, White Population, Age Composition, Definition of Levels of Affluence 4. Affluent Areas of the U.S. 5. Measure of the Quality of Life; Toxic Emissions, CEP Toxic Waste Database, Closed Toxic Waste Sites 6. Relation of Income Levels to Toxic Waste 7. Relation of Toxic Waste to Cancer 8. Cancer Rates in Southern Louisiana 9. How to Combine Zip Code Areas into Neighborhoods; Role of Litigation