Surveyed Communities
Community 1 - 139 households in Dominican Republic and 12 in the United States
Community 2 - 97 households in Dominican Republic and 8 in the United States
Comunity 3 - 125 households in Dominican Republic and 9 in the United States
Community 3 is a working class neighborhood in Santo Domingo, the Dominican capital. Community 3 is a dense barrio, with high levels of pollution, traffic congestion and overcrowding. Poverty levels are reportedly above the Santo Domingo average, and so are crime and accidents. Community 3 is known to be a "hot" area, the starting place of riots during times of general strikes or political turmoil. As any highly dense urban area, Community 3 features its share of intensive commercial, financial and social activity. Trade dominates the daily scene in the barrio, with three blocks on one street devoted to a daily market.
Community 4 - 99 households in Dominican Republic and 9 in the U.S.
Community 5 - 147 households in Dominican Republic and 16 in the U.S.
Community 6 - 149 households in Dominican Republic and 5 in the U.S.
Community 7 - 151 households in Dominican Republic and 15 in the U.S.
