Institute for Public Opinion Research
School of Journalism and Mass Communication		 Institute for Public Opinion Research


Florida International University

©2002 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.

 

Tabulations comparing Miami-Dade and Broward County: Hurricane Andrew 10 Years After Survey

County crosstabulations



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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY LIKELY Count 172 69 241
% within COUNTY County 21.5% 12.2% 17.7%
2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY Count 418 282 700
% within COUNTY County 52.2% 50.0% 51.3%
3 NOT VERY LIKELY Count 211 213 424
% within COUNTY County 26.3% 37.8% 31.1%
Total Count 801 564 1365
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY LIKELY Count 144 59 203
% within COUNTY County 18.3% 10.5% 15.1%
2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY Count 354 226 580
% within COUNTY County 45.1% 40.4% 43.1%
3 NOT VERY LIKELY Count 287 275 562
% within COUNTY County 36.6% 49.1% 41.8%
Total Count 785 560 1345
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY LIKELY Count 411 239 650
% within COUNTY County 52.6% 43.3% 48.7%
2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY Count 303 246 549
% within COUNTY County 38.7% 44.6% 41.2%
3 NOT VERY LIKELY Count 68 67 135
% within COUNTY County 8.7% 12.1% 10.1%
Total Count 782 552 1334
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY LIKELY Count 357 193 550
% within COUNTY County 45.9% 35.2% 41.5%
2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY Count 325 262 587
% within COUNTY County 41.8% 47.7% 44.3%
3 NOT VERY LIKELY Count 95 94 189
% within COUNTY County 12.2% 17.1% 14.3%
Total Count 777 549 1326
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 MUCH MORE SUSCEPTIBLE Count 45 17 62
% within COUNTY County 5.5% 3.1% 4.5%
2 MORE SUSCEPTIBLE Count 95 49 144
% within COUNTY County 11.7% 8.9% 10.6%
3 NO DIFFERENT Count 439 327 766
% within COUNTY County 54.1% 59.1% 56.2%
4 LESS SUSCEPTIBLE Count 185 133 318
% within COUNTY County 22.8% 24.1% 23.3%
5 MUCH LESS SUSCEPTIBLE Count 47 27 74
% within COUNTY County 5.8% 4.9% 5.4%
Total Count 811 553 1364
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY WORRIED Count 141 39 180
% within COUNTY County 16.7% 6.7% 12.6%
2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED Count 272 176 448
% within COUNTY County 32.2% 30.3% 31.4%
3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED Count 242 208 450
% within COUNTY County 28.7% 35.8% 31.6%
4 NOT WORRIED Count 189 158 347
% within COUNTY County 22.4% 27.2% 24.4%
Total Count 844 581 1425
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY WORRIED Count 192 70 262
% within COUNTY County 23.0% 12.1% 18.6%
2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED Count 167 100 267
% within COUNTY County 20.0% 17.3% 18.9%
3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED Count 195 167 362
% within COUNTY County 23.4% 28.9% 25.6%
4 NOT WORRIED Count 281 240 521
% within COUNTY County 33.7% 41.6% 36.9%
Total Count 835 577 1412
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY WORRIED Count 203 68 271
% within COUNTY County 24.2% 11.8% 19.1%
2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED Count 275 208 483
% within COUNTY County 32.7% 36.0% 34.1%
3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED Count 204 184 388
% within COUNTY County 24.3% 31.8% 27.4%
4 NOT WORRIED Count 158 118 276
% within COUNTY County 18.8% 20.4% 19.5%
Total Count 840 578 1418
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY WORRIED Count 201 73 274
% within COUNTY County 23.9% 12.7% 19.3%
2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED Count 284 202 486
% within COUNTY County 33.7% 35.0% 34.2%
3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED Count 186 166 352
% within COUNTY County 22.1% 28.8% 24.8%
4 NOT WORRIED Count 171 136 307
% within COUNTY County 20.3% 23.6% 21.6%
Total Count 842 577 1419
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY WORRIED Count 183 79 262
% within COUNTY County 21.7% 13.7% 18.5%
2 SOMEWHAT WORRIED Count 206 139 345
% within COUNTY County 24.4% 24.1% 24.3%
3 ONLY A LITTLE WORRIED Count 150 130 280
% within COUNTY County 17.8% 22.5% 19.7%
4 NOT WORRIED Count 304 229 533
% within COUNTY County 36.1% 39.7% 37.5%
Total Count 843 577 1420
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 KNOWS A LOT ABOUT Count 422 294 716
% within COUNTY County 50.8% 51.3% 51.0%
2 SOMETHING ABOUT Count 247 194 441
% within COUNTY County 29.8% 33.9% 31.4%
3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT Count 110 71 181
% within COUNTY County 13.3% 12.4% 12.9%
4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT Count 51 14 65
% within COUNTY County 6.1% 2.4% 4.6%
Total Count 830 573 1403
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 KNOWS A LOT ABOUT Count 410 283 693
% within COUNTY County 49.8% 49.6% 49.7%
2 SOME ABOUT Count 245 195 440
% within COUNTY County 29.7% 34.2% 31.6%
3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT Count 110 66 176
% within COUNTY County 13.3% 11.6% 12.6%
4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT Count 59 26 85
% within COUNTY County 7.2% 4.6% 6.1%
Total Count 824 570 1394
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 KNOWS A LOT ABOUT Count 438 336 774
% within COUNTY County 52.6% 58.5% 55.0%
2 SOME ABOUT Count 259 168 427
% within COUNTY County 31.1% 29.3% 30.4%
3 ONLY A LITTLE ABOUT Count 91 44 135
% within COUNTY County 10.9% 7.7% 9.6%
4 ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT Count 44 26 70
% within COUNTY County 5.3% 4.5% 5.0%
Total Count 832 574 1406
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 DEFINITELY LEAVE YOUR HOME Count 361 200 561
% within COUNTY County 44.3% 35.8% 40.8%
2 PROBABLY LEAVE Count 105 89 194
% within COUNTY County 12.9% 15.9% 14.1%
3 PROBABLY STAY Count 138 144 282
% within COUNTY County 16.9% 25.8% 20.5%
4 DEFINITELY STAY Count 211 126 337
% within COUNTY County 25.9% 22.5% 24.5%
Total Count 815 559 1374
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 RESIDENCE OF A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER Count 216 145 361
% within COUNTY County 47.9% 52.9% 49.8%
2 SHELTER Count 127 50 177
% within COUNTY County 28.2% 18.2% 24.4%
3 HOTEL OR MOTEL Count 53 39 92
% within COUNTY County 11.8% 14.2% 12.7%
4 SOMEWHERE ELSE Count 55 40 95
% within COUNTY County 12.2% 14.6% 13.1%
Total Count 451 274 725
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD COUNTY Count 269 117 386
% within COUNTY County 61.6% 43.2% 54.5%
2 ELSEWHERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA Count 46 32 78
% within COUNTY County 10.5% 11.8% 11.0%
3 IN ANOTHER PART OF THE STATE Count 77 82 159
% within COUNTY County 17.6% 30.3% 22.5%
4 OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA Count 45 40 85
% within COUNTY County 10.3% 14.8% 12.0%
Total Count 437 271 708
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Do you live in a Hurricane Evacuation Zone?

Q24A Lives in hurr. evac zone * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
Do you live in a Hurricane Evacuation Zone?

Q24A Lives in hurr. evac zone

 1 YES Count 226 116 342
% within COUNTY County 26.8% 20.0% 24.1%
2 NO Count 471 382 853
% within COUNTY County 55.9% 66.0% 60.0%
3 DON'T KNOW/NOT SURE Count 145 81 226
% within COUNTY County 17.2% 14.0% 15.9%
Total Count 842 579 1421
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Have you ever evacuated for a hurricane before?

Q25 Ever evacuated for hurricane before * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
Have you ever evacuated for a hurricane before?

Q25 Ever evacuated for hurricane before

 1 YES Count 162 141 303
% within COUNTY County 19.2% 24.3% 21.3%
2 NO Count 682 440 1122
% within COUNTY County 80.8% 75.7% 78.7%
Total Count 844 581 1425
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Are there shutters or hurricane protection for windows and/or doors in your

Q26 Have window protection * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
Are there shutters or hurricane protection for windows and/or doors in your

Q26 Have window protection

 1 YES Count 511 367 878
% within COUNTY County 60.5% 63.5% 61.7%
2 NO Count 322 209 531
% within COUNTY County 38.2% 36.2% 37.3%
3 DON'T KNOW ABOUT MY BUILDING Count 11 2 13
% within COUNTY County 1.3% .3% .9%
Total Count 844 578 1422
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 ALL Count 425 299 724
% within COUNTY County 83.3% 81.5% 82.6%
2 SOME Count 77 63 140
% within COUNTY County 15.1% 17.2% 16.0%
3 NONE Count 8 5 13
% within COUNTY County 1.6% 1.4% 1.5%
Total Count 510 367 877
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Do you currently have homeowners insurance?

Q32 Have homeowners insurance? * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
Do you currently have homeowners insurance?

Q32 Have homeowners insurance?

 1 YES Count 509 427 936
% within COUNTY County 95.1% 96.0% 95.5%
2 NO Count 26 18 44
% within COUNTY County 4.9% 4.0% 4.5%
Total Count 535 445 980
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Do you have windstorm insurance?

Q34 Have windstorm insurance * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
Do you have windstorm insurance?

Q34 Have windstorm insurance

 1 YES Count 346 252 598
% within COUNTY County 76.9% 72.2% 74.8%
2 NO Count 104 97 201
% within COUNTY County 23.1% 27.8% 25.2%
Total Count 450 349 799
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Do you have renters insurance covering furniture and contents?

Q36 Have renters insurance <IF RENTER> * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
Do you have renters insurance covering furniture and contents?

Q36 Have renters insurance <IF RENTER>

 1 YES Count 62 39 101
% within COUNTY County 21.5% 30.2% 24.2%
2 NO Count 227 90 317
% within COUNTY County 78.5% 69.8% 75.8%
Total Count 289 129 418
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 EXCELLENT Count 386 270 656
% within COUNTY County 51.8% 51.1% 51.5%
2 GOOD Count 267 211 478
% within COUNTY County 35.8% 40.0% 37.5%
3 FAIR Count 67 37 104
% within COUNTY County 9.0% 7.0% 8.2%
4 POOR Count 25 10 35
% within COUNTY County 3.4% 1.9% 2.7%
Total Count 745 528 1273
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY CONFIDENT Count 416 250 666
% within COUNTY County 52.7% 45.7% 49.8%
2 SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT Count 292 237 529
% within COUNTY County 37.0% 43.3% 39.6%
3 NOT TOO CONFIDENT Count 57 41 98
% within COUNTY County 7.2% 7.5% 7.3%
4 NOT CONFIDENT AT ALL Count 25 19 44
% within COUNTY County 3.2% 3.5% 3.3%
Total Count 790 547 1337
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY CONFIDENT Count 364 192 556
% within COUNTY County 45.0% 34.8% 40.9%
2 SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT Count 317 252 569
% within COUNTY County 39.2% 45.7% 41.8%
3 NOT TOO CONFIDENT Count 98 79 177
% within COUNTY County 12.1% 14.3% 13.0%
4 NOT CONFIDENT AT ALL Count 30 29 59
% within COUNTY County 3.7% 5.3% 4.3%
Total Count 809 552 1361
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 BETTER ABLE Count 302 169 471
% within COUNTY County 38.5% 31.9% 35.8%
2 NO DIFFERENCE Count 389 290 679
% within COUNTY County 49.6% 54.8% 51.7%
3 LESS ABLE Count 94 70 164
% within COUNTY County 12.0% 13.2% 12.5%
Total Count 785 529 1314
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 ADEQUATE Count 307 254 561
% within COUNTY County 61.6% 71.5% 65.8%
2 NOT ADEQUATE Count 191 101 292
% within COUNTY County 38.4% 28.5% 34.2%
Total Count 498 355 853
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 BETTER ABLE Count 421 290 711
% within COUNTY County 57.3% 58.0% 57.6%
2 THE SAME Count 93 61 154
% within COUNTY County 12.7% 12.2% 12.5%
3 LESS ABLE Count 221 149 370
% within COUNTY County 30.1% 29.8% 30.0%
Total Count 735 500 1235
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 ORDERS GIVEN BY GOV'T AUTHORITY Count 145 94 239
% within COUNTY County 17.4% 16.4% 17.0%
2 BOTH EQUALLY Count 531 357 888
% within COUNTY County 63.6% 62.2% 63.0%
3 FOLLOW OWN JUDGEMENT Count 159 123 282
% within COUNTY County 19.0% 21.4% 20.0%
Total Count 835 574 1409
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Were you living in South Florida at the time of Hurricane Andrew in 1992?

Q46 Living in SF in 1992 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
Were you living in South Florida at the time of Hurricane Andrew in 1992?

Q46 Living in SF in 1992

 1 YES Count 620 398 1018
% within COUNTY County 73.5% 68.5% 71.5%
2 NO Count 223 183 406
% within COUNTY County 26.5% 31.5% 28.5%
Total Count 843 581 1424
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
Do you live now in the same place you lived in then?

Q54 Live in same place now as for Andrew

 1 YES Count 280 181 461
% within COUNTY County 50.5% 50.0% 50.3%
2 NO Count 274 181 455
% within COUNTY County 49.5% 50.0% 49.7%
Total Count 554 362 916
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Did that move have anything to do with Hurricane Andrew?

Q57 Was move because of Andrew * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
Did that move have anything to do with Hurricane Andrew?

Q57 Was move because of Andrew

 1 YES, SPECIFY Count 32 11 43
% within COUNTY County 40.0% 25.0% 34.7%
2 NO Count 48 33 81
% within COUNTY County 60.0% 75.0% 65.3%
Total Count 80 44 124
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 A LOT Count 65 39 104
% within COUNTY County 23.2% 21.7% 22.6%
2 SOME Count 48 25 73
% within COUNTY County 17.1% 13.9% 15.9%
3 A LITTLE Count 58 35 93
% within COUNTY County 20.7% 19.4% 20.2%
4 NO CHANGE Count 109 81 190
% within COUNTY County 38.9% 45.0% 41.3%
Total Count 280 180 460
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 BIG EFFECT Count 58 24 82
% within COUNTY County 35.4% 26.1% 32.0%
2 SMALL EFFECT Count 41 23 64
% within COUNTY County 25.0% 25.0% 25.0%
3 NO EFFECT Count 65 45 110
% within COUNTY County 39.6% 48.9% 43.0%
Total Count 164 92 256
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 BOTH Count 141 58 199
% within COUNTY County 52.8% 33.9% 45.4%
2 ONE Count 66 61 127
% within COUNTY County 24.7% 35.7% 29.0%
3 NONE Count 60 52 112
% within COUNTY County 22.5% 30.4% 25.6%
Total Count 267 171 438
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Was your residence damaged in Andrew?

Q65 Residence damaged in Andrew * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
Was your residence damaged in Andrew?

Q65 Residence damaged in Andrew

 1 YES Count 317 79 396
% within COUNTY County 57.3% 21.9% 43.3%
2 NO Count 236 282 518
% within COUNTY County 42.7% 78.1% 56.7%
Total Count 553 361 914
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



How badly was it damaged? Was the damage slight, moderate, major, or was it completely destroyed?

Q66 How bad was damage * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
How badly was it damaged? Was the damage slight, moderate, major, or was it completely destroyed?

Q66 How bad was damage

 1 SLIGHT Count 128 46 174
% within COUNTY County 40.4% 58.2% 43.9%
2 MODERATE Count 86 20 106
% within COUNTY County 27.1% 25.3% 26.8%
3 MAJOR Count 76 9 85
% within COUNTY County 24.0% 11.4% 21.5%
4 COMPLETELY DESTROYED Count 27 4 31
% within COUNTY County 8.5% 5.1% 7.8%
Total Count 317 79 396
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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> * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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>

 1 ONE OR TWO MONTHS Count 80 37 117
% within COUNTY County 37.2% 72.5% 44.0%
2 THREE TO SIX MONTHS Count 55 8 63
% within COUNTY County 25.6% 15.7% 23.7%
3 SEVEN MONTHS TO A YEAR Count 39 2 41
% within COUNTY County 18.1% 3.9% 15.4%
4 MORE THAN ONE YEAR Count 41 4 45
% within COUNTY County 19.1% 7.8% 16.9%
Total Count 215 51 266
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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> * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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>

 1 COVER ALL THE COSTS Count 86 15 101
% within COUNTY County 54.4% 46.9% 53.2%
2 MORE THAN HALF Count 43 4 47
% within COUNTY County 27.2% 12.5% 24.7%
3 LESS THAN HALF Count 13 4 17
% within COUNTY County 8.2% 12.5% 8.9%
4 NOT COVER COSTS AT ALL Count 16 9 25
% within COUNTY County 10.1% 28.1% 13.2%
Total Count 158 32 190
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 YES Count 357 195 552
% within COUNTY County 64.9% 54.8% 60.9%
2 NO Count 193 161 354
% within COUNTY County 35.1% 45.2% 39.1%
Total Count 550 356 906
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 BETTER Count 352 206 558
% within COUNTY County 64.5% 57.7% 61.8%
2 SAME Count 187 142 329
% within COUNTY County 34.2% 39.8% 36.4%
3 LESS, SPECIFY Count 7 9 16
% within COUNTY County 1.3% 2.5% 1.8%
Total Count 546 357 903
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 BETTER Count 271 147 418
% within COUNTY County 60.1% 54.0% 57.8%
2 SAME Count 159 109 268
% within COUNTY County 35.3% 40.1% 37.1%
3 LESS, SPECIFY Count 21 16 37
% within COUNTY County 4.7% 5.9% 5.1%
Total Count 451 272 723
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Did you leave your home and go to another place when Hurricane Andrew came?

Q74 Evacuate for Andrew * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
Did you leave your home and go to another place when Hurricane Andrew came?

Q74 Evacuate for Andrew

 1 YES Count 138 97 235
% within COUNTY County 25.0% 26.9% 25.8%
2 NO Count 413 263 676
% within COUNTY County 75.0% 73.1% 74.2%
Total Count 551 360 911
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 RESIDENCE OF A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER Count 102 72 174
% within COUNTY County 73.9% 74.2% 74.0%
2 SHELTER Count 9 3 12
% within COUNTY County 6.5% 3.1% 5.1%
3 HOTEL OR MOTEL Count 12 9 21
% within COUNTY County 8.7% 9.3% 8.9%
4 SOMEWHERE ELSE Count 15 13 28
% within COUNTY County 10.9% 13.4% 11.9%
Total Count 138 97 235
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 OWN COUNTY Count 104 61 165
% within COUNTY County 75.4% 62.9% 70.2%
2 OTHER COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA Count 17 15 32
% within COUNTY County 12.3% 15.5% 13.6%
3 IN ANOTHER PART OF THE STATE Count 11 14 25
% within COUNTY County 8.0% 14.4% 10.6%
4 OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA Count 6 7 13
% within COUNTY County 4.3% 7.2% 5.5%
Total Count 138 97 235
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY POSITIVE Count 39 11 50
% within COUNTY County 7.1% 3.1% 5.6%
2 MOSTLY POSITIVE Count 78 25 103
% within COUNTY County 14.3% 7.1% 11.4%
3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE Count 300 268 568
% within COUNTY County 54.9% 75.7% 63.1%
4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE Count 85 36 121
% within COUNTY County 15.6% 10.2% 13.4%
5 VERY NEGATIVE Count 44 14 58
% within COUNTY County 8.1% 4.0% 6.4%
Total Count 546 354 900
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY POSITIVE Count 45 16 61
% within COUNTY County 8.2% 4.5% 6.7%
2 MOSTLY POSITIVE Count 60 52 112
% within COUNTY County 11.0% 14.5% 12.4%
3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE Count 330 244 574
% within COUNTY County 60.3% 68.2% 63.4%
4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE Count 62 33 95
% within COUNTY County 11.3% 9.2% 10.5%
5 VERY NEGATIVE Count 50 13 63
% within COUNTY County 9.1% 3.6% 7.0%
Total Count 547 358 905
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY POSITIVE Count 26 12 38
% within COUNTY County 5.9% 4.3% 5.3%
2 MOSTLY POSITIVE Count 39 27 66
% within COUNTY County 8.9% 9.7% 9.2%
3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE Count 270 197 467
% within COUNTY County 61.4% 70.6% 65.0%
4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE Count 58 23 81
% within COUNTY County 13.2% 8.2% 11.3%
5 VERY NEGATIVE Count 47 20 67
% within COUNTY County 10.7% 7.2% 9.3%
Total Count 440 279 719
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY POSITIVE Count 45 14 59
% within COUNTY County 11.5% 5.3% 9.0%
2 MOSTLY POSITIVE Count 36 34 70
% within COUNTY County 9.2% 12.8% 10.6%
3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE Count 283 207 490
% within COUNTY County 72.0% 77.8% 74.4%
4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE Count 7 6 13
% within COUNTY County 1.8% 2.3% 2.0%
5 VERY NEGATIVE Count 22 5 27
% within COUNTY County 5.6% 1.9% 4.1%
Total Count 393 266 659
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY POSITIVE Count 19 6 25
% within COUNTY County 6.8% 3.9% 5.8%
2 MOSTLY POSITIVE Count 21 14 35
% within COUNTY County 7.6% 9.1% 8.1%
3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE Count 173 123 296
% within COUNTY County 62.2% 79.9% 68.5%
4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE Count 34 6 40
% within COUNTY County 12.2% 3.9% 9.3%
5 VERY NEGATIVE Count 31 5 36
% within COUNTY County 11.2% 3.2% 8.3%
Total Count 278 154 432
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 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 * COUNTY County Crosstabulation


COUNTY County Total
1.00 Miami-Dade 2.00 Broward
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

 1 VERY POSITIVE Count 4 1 5
% within COUNTY County 4.9% 3.3% 4.5%
2 MOSTLY POSITIVE Count 4 4 8
% within COUNTY County 4.9% 13.3% 7.2%
3 BOTH OR NO CHANGE Count 60 23 83
% within COUNTY County 74.1% 76.7% 74.8%
4 MOSTLY NEGATIVE Count 7
7
% within COUNTY County 8.6%
6.3%
5 VERY NEGATIVE Count 6 2 8
% within COUNTY County 7.4% 6.7% 7.2%
Total Count 81 30 111
% within COUNTY County 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%