Miami-Dade 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.

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Frequency Tabulations: Hurricane Andrew 10 Years After Survey

Miami-Dade County results

frequency tabulations

**COUNTY County**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1.00 Miami-Dade	844	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	172	20.4	21.5	21.5
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	418	49.5	52.2	73.7
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	211	25.0	26.3	100.0
	Total	801	94.9	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	43	5.1
Total		844	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	144	17.1	18.3	18.3
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	354	41.9	45.1	63.4
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	287	34.0	36.6	100.0
	Total	785	93.0	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	59	7.0
Total		844	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	411	48.7	52.6	52.6
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	303	35.9	38.7	91.3
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	68	8.1	8.7	100.0
	Total	782	92.7	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	62	7.3
Total		844	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	357	42.3	45.9	45.9
	2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY	325	38.5	41.8	87.8
	3 NOT VERY LIKELY	95	11.3	12.2	100.0
	Total	777	92.1	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	67	7.9
Total		844	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	45	5.3	5.5	5.5
	2 MORE SUSCEPTIBLE	95	11.3	11.7	17.3
	3 NO DIFFERENT	439	52.0	54.1	71.4
	4 LESS SUSCEPTIBLE	185	21.9	22.8	94.2
	5 MUCH LESS SUSCEPTIBLE	47	5.6	5.8	100.0
	Total	811	96.1	100.0
Missing	6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	33	3.9
Total		844	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	141	16.7	16.7	16.7
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	272	32.2	32.2	48.9
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	242	28.7	28.7	77.6
	4 NOT WORRIED	189	22.4	22.4	100.0
	Total	844	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	192	22.7	23.0	23.0
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	167	19.8	20.0	43.0
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	195	23.1	23.4	66.3
	4 NOT WORRIED	281	33.3	33.7	100.0
	Total	835	98.9	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	9	1.1
Total		844	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	203	24.1	24.2	24.2
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	275	32.6	32.7	56.9
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	204	24.2	24.3	81.2
	4 NOT WORRIED	158	18.7	18.8	100.0
	Total	840	99.5	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	4	.5
Total		844	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	201	23.8	23.9	23.9
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	284	33.6	33.7	57.6
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	186	22.0	22.1	79.7
	4 NOT WORRIED	171	20.3	20.3	100.0
	Total	842	99.8	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	2	.2
Total		844	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	183	21.7	21.7	21.7
	2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED	206	24.4	24.4	46.1
	3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED	150	17.8	17.8	63.9
	4 NOT WORRIED	304	36.0	36.1	100.0
	Total	843	99.9	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	1	.1
Total		844	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	422	50.0	50.8	50.8
	2 SOMETHING ABOUT	247	29.3	29.8	80.6
	3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT	110	13.0	13.3	93.9
	4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT	51	6.0	6.1	100.0
	Total	830	98.3	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	14	1.7
Total		844	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	410	48.6	49.8	49.8
	2 SOME ABOUT	245	29.0	29.7	79.5
	3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT	110	13.0	13.3	92.8
	4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT	59	7.0	7.2	100.0
	Total	824	97.6	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	20	2.4
Total		844	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	438	51.9	52.6	52.6
	2 SOME ABOUT	259	30.7	31.1	83.8
	3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT	91	10.8	10.9	94.7
	4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT	44	5.2	5.3	100.0
	Total	832	98.6	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	12	1.4
Total		844	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	361	42.8	44.3	44.3
	2 PROBABLY LEAVE	105	12.4	12.9	57.2
	3 PROBABLY STAY	138	16.4	16.9	74.1
	4 DEFINITELY STAY	211	25.0	25.9	100.0
	Total	815	96.6	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	29	3.4
Total		844	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	216	25.6	47.9	47.9
	2 SHELTER	127	15.0	28.2	76.1
	3 HOTEL OR MOTEL	53	6.3	11.8	87.8
	4 SOMEWHERE ELSE	55	6.5	12.2	100.0
	Total	451	53.4	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	15	1.8
	System	378	44.8
	Total	393	46.6
Total		844	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	269	31.9	61.6	61.6
	2 ELSEWHERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA	46	5.5	10.5	72.1
	3 IN ANOTHER PART OF THE STATE	77	9.1	17.6	89.7
	4 OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA	45	5.3	10.3	100.0
	Total	437	51.8	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	29	3.4
	System	378	44.8
	Total	407	48.2
Total		844	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	226	26.8	26.8	26.8
	2 NO	471	55.8	55.9	82.8
	3 DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE	145	17.2	17.2	100.0
	Total	842	99.8	100.0
Missing	4 NO RESPONSE	2	.2
Total		844	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	162	19.2	19.2	19.2
	2 NO	682	80.8	80.8	100.0
	Total	844	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	511	60.5	60.5	60.5
	2 NO	322	38.2	38.2	98.7
	3 DON'T KNOW ABOUT MY BUILDING	11	1.3	1.3	100.0
	Total	844	100.0	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	425	50.4	83.3	83.3
	2 SOME	77	9.1	15.1	98.4
	3 NONE	8	.9	1.6	100.0
	Total	510	60.4	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	1	.1
	System	333	39.5
	Total	334	39.6
Total		844	100.0

**Do you currently have homeowners insurance?**
**Q32 Have homeowners insurance?**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	509	60.3	95.1	95.1
	2 NO	26	3.1	4.9	100.0
	Total	535	63.4	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	9	1.1
	System	300	35.5
	Total	309	36.6
Total		844	100.0

**Do you have windstorm insurance?**
**Q34 Have windstorm insurance**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	346	41.0	76.9	76.9
	2 NO	104	12.3	23.1	100.0
	Total	450	53.3	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	94	11.1
	System	300	35.5
	Total	394	46.7
Total		844	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	62	7.3	21.5	21.5
	2 NO	227	26.9	78.5	100.0
	Total	289	34.2	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	11	1.3
	System	544	64.5
	Total	555	65.8
Total		844	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	386	45.7	51.8	51.8
	2 GOOD	267	31.6	35.8	87.7
	3 FAIR	67	7.9	9.0	96.6
	4 POOR	25	3.0	3.4	100.0
	Total	745	88.3	100.0
Missing	5 HAVE NOT BEEN HERE FOR HURRICANE	46	5.5
	6 BEEN HERE BUT DON'T LOOK AT TV, MEDIA	2	.2
	7 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	11	1.3
	System	40	4.7
	Total	99	11.7
Total		844	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	416	49.3	52.7	52.7
	2 SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT	292	34.6	37.0	89.6
	3 NOT TOO CONFIDENT	57	6.8	7.2	96.8
	4 NOT CONFIDENT AT ALL	25	3.0	3.2	100.0
	Total	790	93.6	100.0
Missing	5 NOT SURE/NO ANSWER	54	6.4
Total		844	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	364	43.1	45.0	45.0
	2 SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT	317	37.6	39.2	84.2
	3 NOT TOO CONFIDENT	98	11.6	12.1	96.3
	4 NOT CONFIDENT AT ALL	30	3.6	3.7	100.0
	Total	809	95.9	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	35	4.1
Total		844	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	302	35.8	38.5	38.5
	2 NO DIFFERENCE	389	46.1	49.6	88.0
	3 LESS ABLE	94	11.1	12.0	100.0
	Total	785	93.0	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	59	7.0
Total		844	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	307	36.4	61.6	61.6
	2 NOT ADEQUATE	191	22.6	38.4	100.0
	Total	498	59.0	100.0
Missing	3 NOT FAMILIAR WITH BUILDING CODES HERE	314	37.2
	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	32	3.8
	Total	346	41.0
Total		844	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	421	49.9	57.3	57.3
	2 THE SAME	93	11.0	12.7	69.9
	3 LESS ABLE	221	26.2	30.1	100.0
	Total	735	87.1	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	109	12.9
Total		844	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	145	17.2	17.4	17.4
	2 BOTH EQUALLY	531	62.9	63.6	81.0
	3 FOLLOW OWN JUDGEMENT	159	18.8	19.0	100.0
	Total	835	98.9	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	9	1.1
Total		844	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	620	73.5	73.5	73.5
	2 NO	223	26.4	26.5	100.0
	Total	843	99.9	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	1	.1
Total		844	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	280	33.2	50.5	50.5
	2 NO	274	32.5	49.5	100.0
	Total	554	65.6	100.0
Missing	System	290	34.4
Total		844	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	32	3.8	40.0	40.0
	2 NO	48	5.7	60.0	100.0
	Total	80	9.5	100.0
Missing	System	764	90.5
Total		844	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	65	7.7	23.2	23.2
	2 SOME	48	5.7	17.1	40.4
	3 A LITTLE	58	6.9	20.7	61.1
	4 NO CHANGE	109	12.9	38.9	100.0
	Total	280	33.2	100.0
Missing	System	564	66.8
Total		844	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	58	6.9	35.4	35.4
	2 SMALL EFFECT	41	4.9	25.0	60.4
	3 NO EFFECT	65	7.7	39.6	100.0
	Total	164	19.4	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	7	.8
	System	673	79.7
	Total	680	80.6
Total		844	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	141	16.7	52.8	52.8
	2 ONE	66	7.8	24.7	77.5
	3 NONE	60	7.1	22.5	100.0
	Total	267	31.6	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	13	1.5
	System	564	66.8
	Total	577	68.4
Total		844	100.0

**Was your residence damaged in Andrew?**
**Q65 Residence damaged in Andrew**
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 YES	317	37.6	57.3	57.3
	2 NO	236	28.0	42.7	100.0
	Total	553	65.5	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	1	.1
	System	290	34.4
	Total	291	34.5
Total		844	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	128	15.2	40.4	40.4
	2 MODERATE	86	10.2	27.1	67.5
	3 MAJOR	76	9.0	24.0	91.5
	4 COMPLETELY DESTROYED	27	3.2	8.5	100.0
	Total	317	37.6	100.0
Missing	System	527	62.4
Total		844	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	80	9.5	37.2	37.2
	2 THREE TO SIX MONTHS	55	6.5	25.6	62.8
	3 SEVEN MONTHS TO A YEAR	39	4.6	18.1	80.9
	4 MORE THAN ONE YEAR	41	4.9	19.1	100.0
	Total	215	25.5	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	14	1.7
	System	615	72.9
	Total	629	74.5
Total		844	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	86	10.2	54.4	54.4
	2 MORE THAN HALF	43	5.1	27.2	81.6
	3 LESS THAN HALF	13	1.5	8.2	89.9
	4 NOT COVER COSTS AT ALL	16	1.9	10.1	100.0
	Total	158	18.7	100.0
Missing	5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	17	2.0
	System	669	79.3
	Total	686	81.3
Total		844	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	357	42.3	64.9	64.9
	2 NO	193	22.9	35.1	100.0
	Total	550	65.2	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	4	.5
	System	290	34.4
	Total	294	34.8
Total		844	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	352	41.7	64.5	64.5
	2 SAME	187	22.2	34.2	98.7
	3 LESS, SPECIFY	7	.8	1.3	100.0
	Total	546	64.7	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	8	.9
	System	290	34.4
	Total	298	35.3
Total		844	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	271	32.1	60.1	60.1
	2 SAME	159	18.8	35.3	95.3
	3 LESS, SPECIFY	21	2.5	4.7	100.0
	Total	451	53.4	100.0
Missing	4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	103	12.2
	System	290	34.4
	Total	393	46.6
Total		844	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	138	16.4	25.0	25.0
	2 NO	413	48.9	75.0	100.0
	Total	551	65.3	100.0
Missing	3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	3	.4
	System	290	34.4
	Total	293	34.7
Total		844	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	102	12.1	73.9	73.9
	2 SHELTER	9	1.1	6.5	80.4
	3 HOTEL OR MOTEL	12	1.4	8.7	89.1
	4 SOMEWHERE ELSE	15	1.8	10.9	100.0
	Total	138	16.4	100.0
Missing	System	706	83.6
Total		844	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	104	12.3	75.4	75.4
	2 OTHER COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA	17	2.0	12.3	87.7
	3 IN ANOTHER PART OF THE STATE	11	1.3	8.0	95.7
	4 OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA	6	.7	4.3	100.0
	Total	138	16.4	100.0
Missing	System	706	83.6
Total		844	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	39	4.6	7.1	7.1
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	78	9.2	14.3	21.4
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	300	35.5	54.9	76.4
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	85	10.1	15.6	91.9
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	44	5.2	8.1	100.0
	Total	546	64.7	100.0
Missing	6	8	.9
	System	290	34.4
	Total	298	35.3
Total		844	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	45	5.3	8.2	8.2
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	60	7.1	11.0	19.2
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	330	39.1	60.3	79.5
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	62	7.3	11.3	90.9
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	50	5.9	9.1	100.0
	Total	547	64.8	100.0
Missing	7 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	7	.8
	System	290	34.4
	Total	297	35.2
Total		844	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	26	3.1	5.9	5.9
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	39	4.6	8.9	14.8
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	270	32.0	61.4	76.1
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	58	6.9	13.2	89.3
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	47	5.6	10.7	100.0
	Total	440	52.1	100.0
Missing	7 NO OTHER ADULTS IN HH THEN	88	10.4
	8 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	26	3.1
	System	290	34.4
	Total	404	47.9
Total		844	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	45	5.3	11.5	11.5
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	36	4.3	9.2	20.6
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	283	33.5	72.0	92.6
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	7	.8	1.8	94.4
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	22	2.6	5.6	100.0
	Total	393	46.6	100.0
Missing	7 NOT LIVING WITH SPOUSE/PARTNER THEN	150	17.8
	8 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	11	1.3
	System	290	34.4
	Total	451	53.4
Total		844	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	19	2.3	6.8	6.8
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	21	2.5	7.6	14.4
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	173	20.5	62.2	76.6
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	34	4.0	12.2	88.8
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	31	3.7	11.2	100.0
	Total	278	32.9	100.0
Missing	7 NO CHILDREN OR TEENAGERS THEN	266	31.5
	8 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE	10	1.2
	System	290	34.4
	Total	566	67.1
Total		844	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	4	.5	4.9	4.9
	2 MOSTLY POSITIVE	4	.5	4.9	9.9
	3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE	60	7.1	74.1	84.0
	4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE	7	.8	8.6	92.6
	5 VERY NEGATIVE	6	.7	7.4	100.0
	Total	81	9.6	100.0
Missing	7	15	1.8
	System	748	88.6
	Total	763	90.4
Total		844	100.0