On March 14, 1991, the Home News used two pie charts (next column, top) to show (1) the main causes of air pollution in New Jersey and (2) people’s attitudes toward using increased taxes to reduce air pollution. Discuss the implications of these two pie charts and of the bar chart given in question 48.

Question 48

On March 14, 1991, the Home News (a central New Jersey newspaper) used the bar chart given here to show what problems New Jerseyans considered “very serious.”

(a) What do New Jerseyans consider the most serious problem?

(b) Is traffic congestion regarded as more serious than crime? Explain your answer.

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Main Cause of Air Pollution in New Jersey Industrial Sources (49%) Don't Know (4%) Favor (59%) Both (10%) Transportation Vehicles (37%) Attitudes toward Using Increased Taxes to Reduce Air Pollution Oppose (32%) Don't Know (9%)