Broward County results: 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

Broward County results

frequency tabulations

**COUNTY County**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	2.00 Broward	581	100.0	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	69	11.9	12.2	12.2
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	282	48.5	50.0	62.2
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	213	36.7	37.8	100.0
	Total	564	97.1	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	17	2.9
Total		581	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	59	10.2	10.5	10.5
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	226	38.9	40.4	50.9
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	275	47.3	49.1	100.0
	Total	560	96.4	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	21	3.6
Total		581	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	239	41.1	43.3	43.3
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	246	42.3	44.6	87.9
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	67	11.5	12.1	100.0
	Total	552	95.0	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	29	5.0
Total		581	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	193	33.2	35.2	35.2
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	262	45.1	47.7	82.9
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	94	16.2	17.1	100.0
	Total	549	94.5	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	32	5.5
Total		581	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	17	2.9	3.1	3.1
	2 MORE SUSCEPTIBLE	49	8.4	8.9	11.9
	3 NO DIFFERENT	327	56.3	59.1	71.1
	4 LESS SUSCEPTIBLE	133	22.9	24.1	95.1
	5 MUCH LESS SUSCEPTIBLE	27	4.6	4.9	100.0
	Total	553	95.2	100.0
Missing	6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	28	4.8
Total		581	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	39	6.7	6.7	6.7
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	176	30.3	30.3	37.0
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	208	35.8	35.8	72.8
	4 NOT WORRIED	158	27.2	27.2	100.0
	Total	581	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	70	12.0	12.1	12.1
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	100	17.2	17.3	29.5
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	167	28.7	28.9	58.4
	4 NOT WORRIED	240	41.3	41.6	100.0
	Total	577	99.3	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	4	.7
Total		581	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	68	11.7	11.8	11.8
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	208	35.8	36.0	47.8
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	184	31.7	31.8	79.6
	4 NOT WORRIED	118	20.3	20.4	100.0
	Total	578	99.5	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	3	.5
Total		581	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	73	12.6	12.7	12.7
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	202	34.8	35.0	47.7
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	166	28.6	28.8	76.4
	4 NOT WORRIED	136	23.4	23.6	100.0
	Total	577	99.3	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	4	.7
Total		581	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	79	13.6	13.7	13.7
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	139	23.9	24.1	37.8
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	130	22.4	22.5	60.3
	4 NOT WORRIED	229	39.4	39.7	100.0
	Total	577	99.3	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	4	.7
Total		581	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	294	50.6	51.3	51.3
	2 SOMETHING ABOUT	194	33.4	33.9	85.2
	3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT	71	12.2	12.4	97.6
	4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT	14	2.4	2.4	100.0
	Total	573	98.6	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	8	1.4
Total		581	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	283	48.7	49.6	49.6
	2 SOME ABOUT	195	33.6	34.2	83.9
	3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT	66	11.4	11.6	95.4
	4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT	26	4.5	4.6	100.0
	Total	570	98.1	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	11	1.9
Total		581	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	336	57.8	58.5	58.5
	2 SOME ABOUT	168	28.9	29.3	87.8
	3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT	44	7.6	7.7	95.5
	4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT	26	4.5	4.5	100.0
	Total	574	98.8	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	7	1.2
Total		581	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	200	34.4	35.8	35.8
	2 PROBABLY LEAVE	89	15.3	15.9	51.7
	3 PROBABLY STAY	144	24.8	25.8	77.5
	4 DEFINITELY STAY	126	21.7	22.5	100.0
	Total	559	96.2	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	22	3.8
Total		581	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	145	25.0	52.9	52.9
	2 SHELTER	50	8.6	18.2	71.2
	3 HOTEL OR MOTEL	39	6.7	14.2	85.4
	4 SOMEWHERE ELSE	40	6.9	14.6	100.0
	Total	274	47.2	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	15	2.6
	System	292	50.3
	Total	307	52.8
Total		581	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	117	20.1	43.2	43.2
	2 ELSEWHERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA	32	5.5	11.8	55.0
	3 IN ANOTHER PART OF THE STATE	82	14.1	30.3	85.2
	4 OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA	40	6.9	14.8	100.0
	Total	271	46.6	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	18	3.1
	System	292	50.3
	Total	310	53.4
Total		581	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	116	20.0	20.0	20.0
	2 NO	382	65.7	66.0	86.0
	3 DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE	81	13.9	14.0	100.0
	Total	579	99.7	100.0
Missing	4 NO RESPONSE	2	.3
Total		581	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	141	24.3	24.3	24.3
	2 NO	440	75.7	75.7	100.0
	Total	581	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	367	63.2	63.5	63.5
	2 NO	209	36.0	36.2	99.7
	3 DON'T KNOW ABOUT MY BUILDING	2	.3	.3	100.0
	Total	578	99.5	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	3	.5
Total		581	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	299	51.5	81.5	81.5
	2 SOME	63	10.8	17.2	98.6
	3 NONE	5	.9	1.4	100.0
	Total	367	63.2	100.0
Missing	System	214	36.8
Total		581	100.0

**Do you currently have homeowners insurance?**
**Q32 Have homeowners insurance?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	427	73.5	96.0	96.0
	2 NO	18	3.1	4.0	100.0
	Total	445	76.6	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	3	.5
	System	133	22.9
	Total	136	23.4
Total		581	100.0

**Do you have windstorm insurance?**
**Q34 Have windstorm insurance**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	252	43.4	72.2	72.2
	2 NO	97	16.7	27.8	100.0
	Total	349	60.1	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	99	17.0
	System	133	22.9
	Total	232	39.9
Total		581	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	39	6.7	30.2	30.2
	2 NO	90	15.5	69.8	100.0
	Total	129	22.2	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	4	.7
	System	448	77.1
	Total	452	77.8
Total		581	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	270	46.5	51.1	51.1
	2 GOOD	211	36.3	40.0	91.1
	3 FAIR	37	6.4	7.0	98.1
	4 POOR	10	1.7	1.9	100.0
	Total	528	90.9	100.0
Missing	5 HAVE NOT BEEN HERE FOR HURRICANE	30	5.2
	6 BEEN HERE BUT DON'T LOOK AT TV, MEDIA	2	.3
	7 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	6	1.0
	System	15	2.6
	Total	53	9.1
Total		581	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	250	43.0	45.7	45.7
	2 SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT	237	40.8	43.3	89.0
	3 NOT TOO CONFIDENT	41	7.1	7.5	96.5
	4 NOT CONFIDENT AT ALL	19	3.3	3.5	100.0
	Total	547	94.1	100.0
Missing	5 NOT SURE/NO ANSWER	34	5.9
Total		581	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	192	33.0	34.8	34.8
	2 SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT	252	43.4	45.7	80.4
	3 NOT TOO CONFIDENT	79	13.6	14.3	94.7
	4 NOT CONFIDENT AT ALL	29	5.0	5.3	100.0
	Total	552	95.0	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	29	5.0
Total		581	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	169	29.1	31.9	31.9
	2 NO DIFFERENCE	290	49.9	54.8	86.8
	3 LESS ABLE	70	12.0	13.2	100.0
	Total	529	91.0	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	52	9.0
Total		581	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	254	43.7	71.5	71.5
	2 NOT ADEQUATE	101	17.4	28.5	100.0
	Total	355	61.1	100.0
Missing	3 NOT FAMILIAR WITH BUILDING CODES HERE	203	34.9
	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	23	4.0
	Total	226	38.9
Total		581	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	290	49.9	58.0	58.0
	2 THE SAME	61	10.5	12.2	70.2
	3 LESS ABLE	149	25.6	29.8	100.0
	Total	500	86.1	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	81	13.9
Total		581	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	94	16.2	16.4	16.4
	2 BOTH EQUALLY	357	61.4	62.2	78.6
	3 FOLLOW OWN JUDGEMENT	123	21.2	21.4	100.0
	Total	574	98.8	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	7	1.2
Total		581	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	398	68.5	68.5	68.5
	2 NO	183	31.5	31.5	100.0
	Total	581	100.0	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	181	31.2	50.0	50.0
	2 NO	181	31.2	50.0	100.0
	Total	362	62.3	100.0
Missing	System	219	37.7
Total		581	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	11	1.9	25.0	25.0
	2 NO	33	5.7	75.0	100.0
	Total	44	7.6	100.0
Missing	System	537	92.4
Total		581	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	39	6.7	21.7	21.7
	2 SOME	25	4.3	13.9	35.6
	3 A LITTLE	35	6.0	19.4	55.0
	4 NO CHANGE	81	13.9	45.0	100.0
	Total	180	31.0	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	1	.2
	System	400	68.8
	Total	401	69.0
Total		581	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	24	4.1	26.1	26.1
	2 SMALL EFFECT	23	4.0	25.0	51.1
	3 NO EFFECT	45	7.7	48.9	100.0
	Total	92	15.8	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	7	1.2
	System	482	83.0
	Total	489	84.2
Total		581	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	58	10.0	33.9	33.9
	2 ONE	61	10.5	35.7	69.6
	3 NONE	52	9.0	30.4	100.0
	Total	171	29.4	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	10	1.7
	System	400	68.8
	Total	410	70.6
Total		581	100.0

**Was your residence damaged in Andrew?**
**Q65 Residence damaged in Andrew**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	79	13.6	21.9	21.9
	2 NO	282	48.5	78.1	100.0
	Total	361	62.1	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	1	.2
	System	219	37.7
	Total	220	37.9
Total		581	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	46	7.9	58.2	58.2
	2 MODERATE	20	3.4	25.3	83.5
	3 MAJOR	9	1.5	11.4	94.9
	4 COMPLETELY DESTROYED	4	.7	5.1	100.0
	Total	79	13.6	100.0
Missing	System	502	86.4
Total		581	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	37	6.4	72.5	72.5
	2 THREE TO SIX MONTHS	8	1.4	15.7	88.2
	3 SEVEN MONTHS TO A YEAR	2	.3	3.9	92.2
	4 MORE THAN ONE YEAR	4	.7	7.8	100.0
	Total	51	8.8	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	2	.3
	System	528	90.9
	Total	530	91.2
Total		581	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	15	2.6	46.9	46.9
	2 MORE THAN HALF	4	.7	12.5	59.4
	3 LESS THAN HALF	4	.7	12.5	71.9
	4 NOT COVER COSTS AT ALL	9	1.5	28.1	100.0
	Total	32	5.5	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	8	1.4
	System	541	93.1
	Total	549	94.5
Total		581	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	195	33.6	54.8	54.8
	2 NO	161	27.7	45.2	100.0
	Total	356	61.3	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	6	1.0
	System	219	37.7
	Total	225	38.7
Total		581	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	206	35.5	57.7	57.7
	2 SAME	142	24.4	39.8	97.5
	3 LESS, SPECIFY	9	1.5	2.5	100.0
	Total	357	61.4	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	5	.9
	System	219	37.7
	Total	224	38.6
Total		581	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	147	25.3	54.0	54.0
	2 SAME	109	18.8	40.1	94.1
	3 LESS, SPECIFY	16	2.8	5.9	100.0
	Total	272	46.8	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	90	15.5
	System	219	37.7
	Total	309	53.2
Total		581	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	97	16.7	26.9	26.9
	2 NO	263	45.3	73.1	100.0
	Total	360	62.0	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	2	.3
	System	219	37.7
	Total	221	38.0
Total		581	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	72	12.4	74.2	74.2
	2 SHELTER	3	.5	3.1	77.3
	3 HOTEL OR MOTEL	9	1.5	9.3	86.6
	4 SOMEWHERE ELSE	13	2.2	13.4	100.0
	Total	97	16.7	100.0
Missing	System	484	83.3
Total		581	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	61	10.5	62.9	62.9
	2 OTHER COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA	15	2.6	15.5	78.4
	3 IN ANOTHER PART OF THE STATE	14	2.4	14.4	92.8
	4 OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA	7	1.2	7.2	100.0
	Total	97	16.7	100.0
Missing	System	484	83.3
Total		581	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	11	1.9	3.1	3.1
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	25	4.3	7.1	10.2
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	268	46.1	75.7	85.9
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	36	6.2	10.2	96.0
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	14	2.4	4.0	100.0
	Total	354	60.9	100.0
Missing	6	8	1.4
	System	219	37.7
	Total	227	39.1
Total		581	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	16	2.8	4.5	4.5
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	52	9.0	14.5	19.0
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	244	42.0	68.2	87.2
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	33	5.7	9.2	96.4
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	13	2.2	3.6	100.0
	Total	358	61.6	100.0
Missing	7 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	4	.7
	System	219	37.7
	Total	223	38.4
Total		581	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	12	2.1	4.3	4.3
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	27	4.6	9.7	14.0
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	197	33.9	70.6	84.6
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	23	4.0	8.2	92.8
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	20	3.4	7.2	100.0
	Total	279	48.0	100.0
Missing	7 NO OTHER ADULTS IN HH THEN	65	11.2
	8 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	18	3.1
	System	219	37.7
	Total	302	52.0
Total		581	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	14	2.4	5.3	5.3
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	34	5.9	12.8	18.0
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	207	35.6	77.8	95.9
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	6	1.0	2.3	98.1
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	5	.9	1.9	100.0
	Total	266	45.8	100.0
Missing	7 NOT LIVING WITH SPOUSE/PARTNER THEN	89	15.3
	8 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	7	1.2
	System	219	37.7
	Total	315	54.2
Total		581	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	6	1.0	3.9	3.9
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	14	2.4	9.1	13.0
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	123	21.2	79.9	92.9
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	6	1.0	3.9	96.8
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	5	.9	3.2	100.0
	Total	154	26.5	100.0
Missing	7 NO CHILDREN OR TEENAGERS THEN	199	34.3
	8 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	9	1.5
	System	219	37.7
	Total	427	73.5
Total		581	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	1	.2	3.3	3.3
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	4	.7	13.3	16.7
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	23	4.0	76.7	93.3
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	2	.3	6.7	100.0
	Total	30	5.2	100.0
Missing	7	7	1.2
	System	544	93.6
	Total	551	94.8
Total		581	100.0