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Measuring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Detroit.

The Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS) is a longitudinal study of a probability sample of Detroit households designed to regularly survey a broad, representative group of Detroit residents about their communities, including their expectations, perceptions, priorities, and aspirations. Its mission is to engage residents and stakeholders in informing the city’s future by involving stakeholders in the prioritization, collection and dissemination of public opinion information that supports more meaningful and effective community development investments in and around Detroit. During the COVID-19 pandemic, DMACS has conducted monthly surveys of Detroiters. The first COVID-19 survey was fielded in late March and early April and was followed by a second survey in late April/early May, a third in late May/early June, and a fourth that launched on July 15 and is still in the field. In this talk, we will explain the genesis of the study, review our approach to sampling and some of the topics covered in previous surveys, and explain the changes we made to our approach during the pandemic. We will also review findings related to the health and behaviors of Detroiters during the pandemic (e.g., COVID-19 diagnosis and testing, social distancing behaviors and mask-wearing, and mental health) as well as the financial impacts of the pandemic and their uneven effects on different racial/ethnic and socioeconomic groups.