Re: Risk vs. Perception Study

[Joel Baumbaugh <baumbaug@NOSC.MIL>]

Tosh,


Only for you my friend....  I dug through some VERY dusty/mouldy

files and found a copy of "Science" 17 April 1987, Vol. 236 -

Pages 233-364, that I had saved because it contained some EXCELLENT

articles on "risk".  The "Risk Assessment

Issue" starts on Page 267 - Risk Assessment and Comparisons: An

Introduction: R. Wilson and E.A.C. Crouch.  Page 271 - Ranking

Possible Carcinogenic Hazards: B.N. Ames, R Magaw, L.S. Gold.  Page

280 - Perception of Risk: P. Clovic.  Page 286 - Risk Assessment in

Environmental Policy-Making: M. Russell and M Gruber.  Page 291 -

Health and Safety Risk Analyses: Information for Better Decisions:"

L.B. Lave. Page 296 The Safety Goals of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission: D. Okrent.


The table which I believe that you're looking for is in the Risk

Assessment and Comparisons: An Introduction article.


Hope this helps...


Joel Baumbaugh (baumbaug@nosc.mil)

SSC-SD  (The Navy in San Diego)...



At 10:47 AM 8/16/2001 -0700, Tosh Ushino wrote:

> Greetings RADSAFERS,
>
>
> I am looking for the table that illustrates public risk perception
>
> vs.
>
> actrual risk. I think this was published in a scientific journal
>
> (Scientific American?) many (+20 years?) years ago. I also know that
>
> this
>
> was discussed more than once on RADSAFE but my search of RADSAFE
>
> Archive
>
> was not fruitful.
>
>
> Can anyone email me the table (in a text format, PDF, or image file),
>
> or
>
> let know where I can find it?
>
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Tosh Ushino
>
>
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