Frequency Tabulations: Hurricane Andrew 10 Years After Survey

Institute for Public Opinion Research
School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Florida International University

contact:
Hugh Gladwin, Director
Institute for Public Opinion Research
email: gladwin@fiu.edu

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0100155. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Additional support received from the Miami Herald.

Frequency Tabulations: Hurricane Andrew 10 Years After Survey

frequency tabulations

**COUNTY County**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1.00 Miami-Dade	844	59.2	59.2	59.2
	2.00 Broward	581	40.8	40.8	100.0
	Total	1425	100.0	100.0

This interview may be monitored for quality control purposes. First, I'd like to ask you about the possibility of different kinds of tropical storms and hurricanes affecting your home this hurricane season. How likely do you think it is that a tropical storm or hurricane of any size will directly affect your home THIS HURRICANE SEASON? Do you think that the chances are very likely, somewhat likely, or not very likely?
**Q2 How likely any storm this season**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY LIKELY	241	16.9	17.7	17.7
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	700	49.1	51.3	68.9
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	424	29.8	31.1	100.0
	Total	1365	95.8	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	60	4.2
Total		1425	100.0

How likely do you think it is that a major hurricane, category 3 or higher, will directly affect your home THIS HURRICANE SEASON? Do you think that the chances are very likely, somewhat likely, or not very likely?
**Q3 How likely big storm this season**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY LIKELY	203	14.2	15.1	15.1
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	580	40.7	43.1	58.2
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	562	39.4	41.8	100.0
	Total	1345	94.4	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	80	5.6
Total		1425	100.0

Next I will ask the same two questions about the next 10 years. How likely do you think it is that a tropical storm or hurricane of any size will directly affect your home DURING THE NEXT TEN YEARS? Do you think that the chances are very likely, somewhat likely, or not very likely?
**Q4 How likely any storm 10 years**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY LIKELY	650	45.6	48.7	48.7
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	549	38.5	41.2	89.9
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	135	9.5	10.1	100.0
	Total	1334	93.6	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	91	6.4
Total		1425	100.0

How likely do you think it is that a major hurricane, category 3 or higher, will directly affect your home DURING THE NEXT TEN YEARS? Do you think that the chances are very likely, somewhat likely, or not very likely?
**Q5 How likely big storm 10 years**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY LIKELY	550	38.6	41.5	41.5
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	587	41.2	44.3	85.7
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	189	13.3	14.3	100.0
	Total	1326	93.1	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	99	6.9
Total		1425	100.0

Compared to other homes or residential buildings in your general area how susceptible is the place where you live to hurricane damage? Is it much more susceptible, more susceptible, no different, less susceptible, or much less susceptible than other homes in your area?
**Q9 Your home vs others in area to hurricane damage**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 MUCH MORE SUSCEPTIBLE	62	4.4	4.5	4.5
	2 MORE SUSCEPTIBLE	144	10.1	10.6	15.1
	3 NO DIFFERENT	766	53.8	56.2	71.3
	4 LESS SUSCEPTIBLE	318	22.3	23.3	94.6
	5 MUCH LESS SUSCEPTIBLE	74	5.2	5.4	100.0
	Total	1364	95.7	100.0
Missing	6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	61	4.3
Total		1425	100.0

**In general, how worried are you about hurricanes hitting your area? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, only a little worried, or not worried at all?**
**Q10 How worried about hurricanes hitting area**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY WORRIED	180	12.6	12.6	12.6
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	448	31.4	31.4	44.1
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	450	31.6	31.6	75.6
	4 NOT WORRIED	347	24.4	24.4	100.0
	Total	1425	100.0	100.0

**How worried are you about hurricanes causing death or serious injury to you or members of your household? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, only a little worried, or not worried at all?**
**Q11 How worried about hurricanes causing injury**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY WORRIED	262	18.4	18.6	18.6
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	267	18.7	18.9	37.5
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	362	25.4	25.6	63.1
	4 NOT WORRIED	521	36.6	36.9	100.0
	Total	1412	99.1	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	13	.9
Total		1425	100.0

**How worried are you about hurricanes causing damage or destruction to your home or property? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, only a little worried, or not worried at all?**
**Q12 How worried about hurricanes causing property damage**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY WORRIED	271	19.0	19.1	19.1
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	483	33.9	34.1	53.2
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	388	27.2	27.4	80.5
	4 NOT WORRIED	276	19.4	19.5	100.0
	Total	1418	99.5	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	7	.5
Total		1425	100.0

More specifically, I want to ask you about wind damage and then flooding from rain or storm surge. First, how worried are you about wind damage affecting your home? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, only a little worried, or not worried at all?
**Q13 How worried wind damage to home**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY WORRIED	274	19.2	19.3	19.3
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	486	34.1	34.2	53.6
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	352	24.7	24.8	78.4
	4 NOT WORRIED	307	21.5	21.6	100.0
	Total	1419	99.6	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	6	.4
Total		1425	100.0

**Second, how worried are you about flooding or storm surge affecting your home? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, only a little worried, or not worried at all?**
**Q14 How worried flooding of home**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY WORRIED	262	18.4	18.5	18.5
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	345	24.2	24.3	42.7
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	280	19.6	19.7	62.5
	4 NOT WORRIED	533	37.4	37.5	100.0
	Total	1420	99.6	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	5	.4
Total		1425	100.0

Considering both yourself and other adults in your current household, how knowledgeable do you feel your household is when it comes to understanding the chances of a hurricane directly impacting your home? Would you say that this is something your household knows a lot about, something about, only a little about, or almost nothing about?
**Q15 Know about chance of hurricane impact home**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 KNOWS A LOT ABOUT	716	50.2	51.0	51.0
	2 SOMETHING ABOUT	441	30.9	31.4	82.5
	3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT	181	12.7	12.9	95.4
	4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT	65	4.6	4.6	100.0
	Total	1403	98.5	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	22	1.5
Total		1425	100.0

Again, considering both yourself and other adults in your current household, how knowledgeable do you feel your household is about the amount of damage to your home that could result if a hurricane were to hit the area where you live? Is this something your household knows a lot about, some about, only a little about, or almost nothing about?
**Q16 Know about kinds of hurricane damge**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 KNOWS A LOT ABOUT	693	48.6	49.7	49.7
	2 SOME ABOUT	440	30.9	31.6	81.3
	3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT	176	12.4	12.6	93.9
	4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT	85	6.0	6.1	100.0
	Total	1394	97.8	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	31	2.2
Total		1425	100.0

How knowledgeable is your household of the things you might do to reduce potential hurricane damage to your home? [Is this something your household knows a lot about, some about, only a little about, or almost nothing about?]
**Q17 Know about ways to reduce damage**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 KNOWS A LOT ABOUT	774	54.3	55.0	55.0
	2 SOME ABOUT	427	30.0	30.4	85.4
	3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT	135	9.5	9.6	95.0
	4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT	70	4.9	5.0	100.0
	Total	1406	98.7	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	19	1.3
Total		1425	100.0

**If a major hurricane as strong as hurricane Andrew was approaching South Florida and looked likely to hit here, would you definitely leave your home, probably leave, probably stay, or definitely stay?**
**Q21 Evacuation for major hurricane**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 DEFINITELY LEAVE YOUR HOME	561	39.4	40.8	40.8
	2 PROBABLY LEAVE	194	13.6	14.1	54.9
	3 PROBABLY STAY	282	19.8	20.5	75.5
	4 DEFINITELY STAY	337	23.6	24.5	100.0
	Total	1374	96.4	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	51	3.6
Total		1425	100.0

**Where would you go if you left your home--to a residence of a friend or family member, to a shelter, to a hotel or motel, or somewhere else?**
**Q23 Where would you go**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 RESIDENCE OF A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER	361	25.3	49.8	49.8
	2 SHELTER	177	12.4	24.4	74.2
	3 HOTEL OR MOTEL	92	6.5	12.7	86.9
	4 SOMEWHERE ELSE	95	6.7	13.1	100.0
	Total	725	50.9	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	30	2.1
	System	670	47.0
	Total	700	49.1
Total		1425	100.0

**Is this location where you would go located in county, elsewhere in South Florida, in another part of the state, or outside of Florida?**
**Q24 Where located evac dest**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD COUNTY	386	27.1	54.5	54.5
	2 ELSEWHERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA	78	5.5	11.0	65.5
	3 IN ANOTHER PART OF THE STATE	159	11.2	22.5	88.0
	4 OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA	85	6.0	12.0	100.0
	Total	708	49.7	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	47	3.3
	System	670	47.0
	Total	717	50.3
Total		1425	100.0

**Do you live in a Hurricane Evacuation Zone?**
**Q24A Lives in hurr. evac zone**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	342	24.0	24.1	24.1
	2 NO	853	59.9	60.0	84.1
	3 DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE	226	15.9	15.9	100.0
	Total	1421	99.7	100.0
Missing	4 NO RESPONSE	4	.3
Total		1425	100.0

**Have you ever evacuated for a hurricane before?**
**Q25 Ever evacuated for hurricane before**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	303	21.3	21.3	21.3
	2 NO	1122	78.7	78.7	100.0
	Total	1425	100.0	100.0

**Are there shutters or hurricane protection for windows and/or doors in your**
**Q26 Have window protection**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	878	61.6	61.7	61.7
	2 NO	531	37.3	37.3	99.1
	3 DON'T KNOW ABOUT MY BUILDING	13	.9	.9	100.0
	Total	1422	99.8	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	3	.2
Total		1425	100.0

**Do you have protection for ALL your windows, (and sliding glass or French doors), or only some of them? [INTERVIEWERS: LEAVE OUT "SLIDING GLASS OR FRENCH DOORS" IF THEY DON'T HAVE THEM]**
**Q29 Protection for all or just some windows/doors**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 ALL	724	50.8	82.6	82.6
	2 SOME	140	9.8	16.0	98.5
	3 NONE	13	.9	1.5	100.0
	Total	877	61.5	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	1	.1
	System	547	38.4
	Total	548	38.5
Total		1425	100.0

**Do you currently have homeowners insurance?**
**Q32 Have homeowners insurance?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	936	65.7	95.5	95.5
	2 NO	44	3.1	4.5	100.0
	Total	980	68.8	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	12	.8
	System	433	30.4
	Total	445	31.2
Total		1425	100.0

**Do you have windstorm insurance?**
**Q34 Have windstorm insurance**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	598	42.0	74.8	74.8
	2 NO	201	14.1	25.2	100.0
	Total	799	56.1	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	193	13.5
	System	433	30.4
	Total	626	43.9
Total		1425	100.0

**Do you have renters insurance covering furniture and contents?**
**Q36 Have renters insurance <IF RENTER>**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	101	7.1	24.2	24.2
	2 NO	317	22.2	75.8	100.0
	Total	418	29.3	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	15	1.1
	System	992	69.6
	Total	1007	70.7
Total		1425	100.0

**In past hurricane events, how good a job has TV and other media done in giving you this information. Would you say excellent, good, fair, or poor?**
**Q38 How good job media giving information**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 EXCELLENT	656	46.0	51.5	51.5
	2 GOOD	478	33.5	37.5	89.1
	3 FAIR	104	7.3	8.2	97.3
	4 POOR	35	2.5	2.7	100.0
	Total	1273	89.3	100.0
Missing	5 HAVE NOT BEEN HERE FOR HURRICANE	76	5.3
	6 BEEN HERE BUT DON'T LOOK AT TV, MEDIA	4	.3
	7 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	17	1.2
	System	55	3.9
	Total	152	10.7
Total		1425	100.0

hurricane threat@How confident are you in the evacuation information and directives given by your county government officials when a hurricane is threatening your area? Are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not confident at all?
**Q38A confidence in govt. info**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY CONFIDENT	666	46.7	49.8	49.8
	2 SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT	529	37.1	39.6	89.4
	3 NOT TOO CONFIDENT	98	6.9	7.3	96.7
	4 NOT CONFIDENT AT ALL	44	3.1	3.3	100.0
	Total	1337	93.8	100.0
Missing	5 NOT SURE/NO ANSWER	88	6.2
Total		1425	100.0

**How confident are you that government can help your area survive and recover from a major hurricane? Are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not confident at all?**
**Q40 Confidence in govt help recover**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY CONFIDENT	556	39.0	40.9	40.9
	2 SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT	569	39.9	41.8	82.7
	3 NOT TOO CONFIDENT	177	12.4	13.0	95.7
	4 NOT CONFIDENT AT ALL	59	4.1	4.3	100.0
	Total	1361	95.5	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	64	4.5
Total		1425	100.0

Since September 11, local government has had to prepare for possible terrorist attacks. How do you think this has affected government's ability to deal with other kinds of disasters like hurricanes? Has it made government better able or less able to deal with hurricanes, or has it made no difference?
**Q41 Effect of 911 on gov't hurricane prep**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 BETTER ABLE	471	33.1	35.8	35.8
	2 NO DIFFERENCE	679	47.6	51.7	87.5
	3 LESS ABLE	164	11.5	12.5	100.0
	Total	1314	92.2	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	111	7.8
Total		1425	100.0

**Do you think current building codes here are adequate as a way of preparing homes for hurricanes, are they not adequate, or are you not that familiar with building codes here?**
**Q42 Building codes adequate**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 ADEQUATE	561	39.4	65.8	65.8
	2 NOT ADEQUATE	292	20.5	34.2	100.0
	Total	853	59.9	100.0
Missing	3 NOT FAMILIAR WITH BUILDING CODES HERE	517	36.3
	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	55	3.9
	Total	572	40.1
Total		1425	100.0

**Do you think homes built today are better able to withstand wind from a major hurricane than those built over ten years ago, are they the same, or are they less able to withstand a hurricane?**
**Q44 Homes today better than 10 yrs ago**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 BETTER ABLE	711	49.9	57.6	57.6
	2 THE SAME	154	10.8	12.5	70.0
	3 LESS ABLE	370	26.0	30.0	100.0
	Total	1235	86.7	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	190	13.3
Total		1425	100.0

**What is more important for you in deciding whether or not to evacuate for a hurricane -- orders given by government authorities, your own judgment about what to do, or both equally?**
**Q45 Gov't orders or own judgement more impt in evac**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 ORDERS GIVEN BY GOV'T AUTHORITY	239	16.8	17.0	17.0
	2 BOTH EQUALLY	888	62.3	63.0	80.0
	3 FOLLOW OWN JUDGEMENT	282	19.8	20.0	100.0
	Total	1409	98.9	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	16	1.1
Total		1425	100.0

**Were you living in South Florida at the time of Hurricane Andrew in 1992?**
**Q46 Living in SF in 1992**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	1018	71.4	71.5	71.5
	2 NO	406	28.5	28.5	100.0
	Total	1424	99.9	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	1	.1
Total		1425	100.0

**Do you live now in the same place you lived in then?**
**Q54 Live in same place now as for Andrew**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	461	32.4	50.3	50.3
	2 NO	455	31.9	49.7	100.0
	Total	916	64.3	100.0
Missing	System	509	35.7
Total		1425	100.0

**Did that move have anything to do with Hurricane Andrew?**
**Q57 Was move because of Andrew**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES, SPECIFY	43	3.0	34.7	34.7
	2 NO	81	5.7	65.3	100.0
	Total	124	8.7	100.0
Missing	System	1301	91.3
Total		1425	100.0

**In the ten years following Hurricane Andrew in 1992 how much has your neighborhood changed? A lot, some, a little, or no change?**
**Q61 Neighborhood change since Andrew**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 A LOT	104	7.3	22.6	22.6
	2 SOME	73	5.1	15.9	38.5
	3 A LITTLE	93	6.5	20.2	58.7
	4 NO CHANGE	190	13.3	41.3	100.0
	Total	460	32.3	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	1	.1
	System	964	67.6
	Total	965	67.7
Total		1425	100.0

**How much of these changes in the neighborhood are a result of Hurricane Andrew? Would you say Andrew had a big effect, a small effect, or no effect in causing these changes?**
**Q63 How much changes result of Andrew**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 BIG EFFECT	82	5.8	32.0	32.0
	2 SMALL EFFECT	64	4.5	25.0	57.0
	3 NO EFFECT	110	7.7	43.0	100.0
	Total	256	18.0	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	14	1.0
	System	1155	81.1
	Total	1169	82.0
Total		1425	100.0

**How many of the two closest homes to yours have the same family or individual living there that were there in 1992 at the time of Hurricane Andrew--both, one, or none?**
**Q64 How many still here of 2 closest neighbors**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 BOTH	199	14.0	45.4	45.4
	2 ONE	127	8.9	29.0	74.4
	3 NONE	112	7.9	25.6	100.0
	Total	438	30.7	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	23	1.6
	System	964	67.6
	Total	987	69.3
Total		1425	100.0

**Was your residence damaged in Andrew?**
**Q65 Residence damaged in Andrew**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	396	27.8	43.3	43.3
	2 NO	518	36.4	56.7	100.0
	Total	914	64.1	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	2	.1
	System	509	35.7
	Total	511	35.9
Total		1425	100.0

**How badly was it damaged? Was the damage slight, moderate, major, or was it completely destroyed?**
**Q66 How bad was damage**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 SLIGHT	174	12.2	43.9	43.9
	2 MODERATE	106	7.4	26.8	70.7
	3 MAJOR	85	6.0	21.5	92.2
	4 COMPLETELY DESTROYED	31	2.2	7.8	100.0
	Total	396	27.8	100.0
Missing	System	1029	72.2
Total		1425	100.0

**How long did it take before your home was completely repaired? One or two months, two to six months, six months to a year, or more than one year?**
**Q67 How long before home repaired<IF DAMAGED AND STAYED IN SAME HOME TWO YEARS OR MORE AFTER ANDREW>**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 ONE OR TWO MONTHS	117	8.2	44.0	44.0
	2 THREE TO SIX MONTHS	63	4.4	23.7	67.7
	3 SEVEN MONTHS TO A YEAR	41	2.9	15.4	83.1
	4 MORE THAN ONE YEAR	45	3.2	16.9	100.0
	Total	266	18.7	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	16	1.1
	System	1143	80.2
	Total	1159	81.3
Total		1425	100.0

To what extent did your insurance cover the cost of repairing your home? Did it cover all the costs, more than half the costs, less than half the costs, or did insurance not cover your repair costs at all?
**Q68 To what extent insurance cover costs<INSURANCE FOR IF STAYED IN SAME HOME TWO YEARS OR MORE AFTER ANDREW, AND HAD DAMAGE AND SINGLE FAMILY HOME>**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 COVER ALL THE COSTS	101	7.1	53.2	53.2
	2 MORE THAN HALF	47	3.3	24.7	77.9
	3 LESS THAN HALF	17	1.2	8.9	86.8
	4 NOT COVER COSTS AT ALL	25	1.8	13.2	100.0
	Total	190	13.3	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	25	1.8
	System	1210	84.9
	Total	1235	86.7
Total		1425	100.0

**As a result of Hurricane Andrew, has the way your household thinks about and prepares for hurricanes changed?**
**Q70 Change in think prep hurricans from Andrew**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	552	38.7	60.9	60.9
	2 NO	354	24.8	39.1	100.0
	Total	906	63.6	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	10	.7
	System	509	35.7
	Total	519	36.4
Total		1425	100.0

**In general do you think your household is better prepared to face a major hurricane than it was at the time of Andrew, about the same, or less well prepared than it was then?**
**Q72 Your HH prepared for hurricane now vs 1992**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 BETTER	558	39.2	61.8	61.8
	2 SAME	329	23.1	36.4	98.2
	3 LESS, SPECIFY	16	1.1	1.8	100.0
	Total	903	63.4	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	13	.9
	System	509	35.7
	Total	522	36.6
Total		1425	100.0

**What about the homes in your neighborhood, are they better prepared to face a major hurricane than they were at the time of Andrew, about the same, or less prepared than they were then?**
**Q73 Neighbors prepared for hurricane now vs 1992**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 BETTER	418	29.3	57.8	57.8
	2 SAME	268	18.8	37.1	94.9
	3 LESS, SPECIFY	37	2.6	5.1	100.0
	Total	723	50.7	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	193	13.5
	System	509	35.7
	Total	702	49.3
Total		1425	100.0

**Did you leave your home and go to another place when Hurricane Andrew came?**
**Q74 Evacuate for Andrew**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	235	16.5	25.8	25.8
	2 NO	676	47.4	74.2	100.0
	Total	911	63.9	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	5	.4
	System	509	35.7
	Total	514	36.1
Total		1425	100.0

**Where did you go--to a residence of a friend or family member, to a shelter, to a hotel or motel, or somewhere else?**
**Q75 Where went for evac**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 RESIDENCE OF A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER	174	12.2	74.0	74.0
	2 SHELTER	12	.8	5.1	79.1
	3 HOTEL OR MOTEL	21	1.5	8.9	88.1
	4 SOMEWHERE ELSE	28	2.0	11.9	100.0
	Total	235	16.5	100.0
Missing	System	1190	83.5
Total		1425	100.0

**Was the place you went located in the same county as your home, another county in South Florida, in another part of the state, or outside of Florida?**
**Q76 Where located evac place**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 OWN COUNTY	165	11.6	70.2	70.2
	2 OTHER COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA	32	2.2	13.6	83.8
	3 IN ANOTHER PART OF THE STATE	25	1.8	10.6	94.5
	4 OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA	13	.9	5.5	100.0
	Total	235	16.5	100.0
Missing	System	1190	83.5
Total		1425	100.0

One purpose of this survey is to provide disaster responders with information on how to better meet the needs of people during long recovery periods. We are interested in any important effects Hurricane Andrew, and what happened after, might have had on you or your family. First, were the long-term economic effects that Hurricane Andrew had on your household very positive, mostly positive, mostly negative, very negative, or not important either way?
**Q77 Lasting econ effect of Andrew on household**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY POSITIVE	50	3.5	5.6	5.6
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	103	7.2	11.4	17.0
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	568	39.9	63.1	80.1
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	121	8.5	13.4	93.6
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	58	4.1	6.4	100.0
	Total	900	63.2	100.0
Missing	6	16	1.1
	System	509	35.7
	Total	525	36.8
Total		1425	100.0

Thinking about any lasting effect of the Hurricane Andrew experience on you as a person, including your physical and emotional health, would you say it was very positive, mostly positive, mostly negative, very negative, some positive and some negative, or not important either way?
**Q81 Andrew effect on you**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY POSITIVE	61	4.3	6.7	6.7
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	112	7.9	12.4	19.1
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	574	40.3	63.4	82.5
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	95	6.7	10.5	93.0
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	63	4.4	7.0	100.0
	Total	905	63.5	100.0
Missing	7 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	11	.8
	System	509	35.7
	Total	520	36.5
Total		1425	100.0

If there were other adults living with you at the time of Hurricane Andrew, how were they affected? Was the effect on them very positive, mostly positive, mostly negative, very negative, some positive and some negative, or not important either way?
**Q83 Andrew effect on other adults in HH**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY POSITIVE	38	2.7	5.3	5.3
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	66	4.6	9.2	14.5
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	467	32.8	65.0	79.4
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	81	5.7	11.3	90.7
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	67	4.7	9.3	100.0
	Total	719	50.5	100.0
Missing	7 NO OTHER ADULTS IN HH THEN	153	10.7
	8 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	44	3.1
	System	509	35.7
	Total	706	49.5
Total		1425	100.0

If you were living with a spouse or partner then, how would you say your relationship was affected? Was the effect on your relationship [very positive, mostly positive, mostly negative, very negative, some positive and some negative, or not important either way?]
**Q85 Andrew effect on relationship with spouse/partner**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY POSITIVE	59	4.1	9.0	9.0
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	70	4.9	10.6	19.6
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	490	34.4	74.4	93.9
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	13	.9	2.0	95.9
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	27	1.9	4.1	100.0
	Total	659	46.2	100.0
Missing	7 NOT LIVING WITH SPOUSE/PARTNER THEN	239	16.8
	8 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	18	1.3
	System	509	35.7
	Total	766	53.8
Total		1425	100.0

What about long-term effects on children or teenagers living in your household? [Were they very positive, mostly positive, mostly negative, very negative, some positive and some negative, or not important either way?]
**Q87 Andrew effect on children**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY POSITIVE	25	1.8	5.8	5.8
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	35	2.5	8.1	13.9
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	296	20.8	68.5	82.4
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	40	2.8	9.3	91.7
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	36	2.5	8.3	100.0
	Total	432	30.3	100.0
Missing	7 NO CHILDREN OR TEENAGERS THEN	465	32.6
	8 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	19	1.3
	System	509	35.7
	Total	993	69.7
Total		1425	100.0

If there was a person other than you living in your household over 65, was the ffect on them [very positive, mostly positive, mostly negative, very negative, some positive and some negative, or not important either way?]
**Q89 Andrew effect on person over 65**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 VERY POSITIVE	5	.4	4.5	4.5
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	8	.6	7.2	11.7
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	83	5.8	74.8	86.5
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	7	.5	6.3	92.8
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	8	.6	7.2	100.0
	Total	111	7.8	100.0
Missing	7	22	1.5
	System	1292	90.7
	Total	1314	92.2
Total		1425	100.0