Survey Research Center

The Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research is a community of faculty, staff and students that serves the public interest by conducting research integrated with state-of-the-art data collection and analysis, developing social and behavioral research methods, and training leaders in survey and data science.

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Beyond the park boundary: When green space has polluted neighbors

Rear view shot of an LGBTQI+ lesbian couples a bike ride together in a public park in Hexham, North East England. They are cycling side by side along a rivers edge.
ANN ARBOR—More than half of U.S. public parks are within two miles of an active industrial facility that handles toxic chemicals, according to a new University of Michigan study.About 80,000 such parks are listed on the federal Toxics Release Inventory. In addition, nearly 27,000 parks are close to a toxic waste site requiring emergency federal cleanup, known as a Superfund site. Of those parks, more than 2,400 contain land that directly… Learn more about Beyond the park boundary: When green space has polluted neighbors >

August 19, 2026

Richard Curtin inducted into RV/MH Hall of Fame

Richard Curtin, professor emeritus and former director of Surveys of Consumers, was inducted into the RV/MH Hall of… >>

August 11, 2026

Shifting incomes lead to new map of racial inequality in America

ANN ARBOR — The map of racial inequality in America is changing. While the income gap between Black… >>

July 28, 2026

What Americans are telling economists about AI, inflation and the economy

ANN ARBOR—The stock market may be soaring, but many Americans aren’t celebrating. As the country heads toward another… >>
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SRC Programs

Urban & Environmental Studies

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Urban & Environmental Studies (UES) focuses on the cultural issues of sustainability and climate change in institutional settings including universities and the impact of the built and natural environments on quality of life. In collaboration with U-M’s Graham Sustainability Institute, UES initiated the Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program in 2012. This is a comprehensive study designed to assess sustainability knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes across U-M students, faculty, and staff over time.

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Survey Methodology Program

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The Survey Methodology Program (SMP) was established within SRC in 1992 with the explicit aim of creating a multidisciplinary team to focus on research methodology.  Thus, the SMP draws upon a range of disciplines including social psychology, cognitive psychology, sociology, statistics, and computer science.

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Featured Faculty

Jacqui Smith

Jacqui Smith

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Robert Marans

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Daniel Almirall

Daniel Almirall

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Sunghee Lee

Sunghee Lee

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Henning Silber

Henning Silber

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