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- Title
The Hagersville Tire Fire: Interpreting Risk through a Qualitative Research Design.
- Authors
Baxter, Jamie; Eyles, John; Willms, Dennis
- Abstract
This article outlines a research design used to study the effects of the Hagersville (Ontario, Canada) tire fire on the surrounding community. This was an "event driven" qualitative study that used open-ended interviews; given the nature of the fire and the surrounding community, this approach was deemed more appropriate than using a large-scale research instrument. Individuals and families in the community were anxious about their health due to the possibility of air, water, and soil contamination. Residents were forced to make life-style decisions based on perceptions of risk that were influenced by shared sociocultural conditions. The article describes a systematic approach for coming to terms with the way that individuals and families interpret and cope with risk. Preliminary findings are presented.
- Publication
Qualitative Health Research, 1992, Vol 2, Issue 2, p208
- ISSN
1049-7323
- Publication type
Article