Table 1

Part of database of participant addresses and water source information Information for four participants is shown. For each change in address or primary source of water a new row is entered in the database. Therefore there are 16 rows in this sample database.

Year moved in
Year moved out
Sample ID
City
Primary Source of Water

9/12/1935
1/1/1953
1
Swartz Creek
Private well
1/1/1956
1/1/1958
1
Swartz Creek
Private well, softener
1/1/1958
1/1/1963
1
Swartz Creek
Private well
1/1/1963
1/1/1974
1
Swartz Creek
Private well, reverse osmosis
1/1/1974
1/1/1990
1
Swartz Creek
new private well
1/1/1990
1/1/2002
1
Swartz Creek
Community Supply
1/1/2002
1/1/2004
1
Swartz Creek
Community Supply, softener
1/1/1976
1/1/1990
2
Livonia
Community Supply
1/1/1990
1/1/2004
2
Brighton
CS (township well and treatment plant)
1/1/1953
1/1/1961
3
Jackson
Community Supply
1/1/1961
1/1/1971
3
Jackson
Well (30 ft)
1/1/1971
1/1/1984
3
Michigan Centre
Private well
1/1/1984
1/1/1993
3
Vandercook Lake
Private well
1/1/1993
1/1/2004
3
Horton
Well (280 feet)
1/1/1943
1/1/1958
4
Ferndale
Community Supply
1/1/1982
1/1/2004
4
Waterford
Community Supply

AvRuskin et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2004 3:26   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-3-26