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Social Vulnerability Factors and Reported Post-Disaster Needs in the Aftermath of Hurricane Florence
This research examines the relationship between social vulnerability factors and reported needs following Hurricane Florence. Weighted least squares regression models were used to identify predictor variables for valid registrations that reported needs pertaining to emergencies, food, and shelter. D...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607545/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13753-020-00315-5 |
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description | This research examines the relationship between social vulnerability factors and reported needs following Hurricane Florence. Weighted least squares regression models were used to identify predictor variables for valid registrations that reported needs pertaining to emergencies, food, and shelter. Data consisted of zip codes in North Carolina and South Carolina that received individual assistance for Hurricane Florence (N = 406). The results suggest that when controlling for event-specific factors and flood mitigation factors, the proportions of the population that is female, the population over 65, the population aged 5 and under, the population older than 5 years not speaking English, and the minority population were all predictors of the per capita reported emergency needs. When controlling for the same variables, the proportions of the population over the age of 25 with a Bachelor’s degree, the female population, the population aged 5 and under, the population above 5 years old that does not speak English, and the minority population were all predictors of the per capita reported food needs. With the same variables controlled for, three variables—the proportions of the population over 65, the population aged 5 and under, and the non-English-speaking population above 5 years of age—were all predictors of the per capita reported shelter needs. The results suggest that more attention should be given to these vulnerable populations in the pre-disaster planning process. |
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spelling | pubmed-76075452020-11-03 Social Vulnerability Factors and Reported Post-Disaster Needs in the Aftermath of Hurricane Florence Crowley, Julia Int J Disaster Risk Sci Article This research examines the relationship between social vulnerability factors and reported needs following Hurricane Florence. Weighted least squares regression models were used to identify predictor variables for valid registrations that reported needs pertaining to emergencies, food, and shelter. Data consisted of zip codes in North Carolina and South Carolina that received individual assistance for Hurricane Florence (N = 406). The results suggest that when controlling for event-specific factors and flood mitigation factors, the proportions of the population that is female, the population over 65, the population aged 5 and under, the population older than 5 years not speaking English, and the minority population were all predictors of the per capita reported emergency needs. When controlling for the same variables, the proportions of the population over the age of 25 with a Bachelor’s degree, the female population, the population aged 5 and under, the population above 5 years old that does not speak English, and the minority population were all predictors of the per capita reported food needs. With the same variables controlled for, three variables—the proportions of the population over 65, the population aged 5 and under, and the non-English-speaking population above 5 years of age—were all predictors of the per capita reported shelter needs. The results suggest that more attention should be given to these vulnerable populations in the pre-disaster planning process. Beijing Normal University Press 2020-11-03 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7607545/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13753-020-00315-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Crowley, Julia Social Vulnerability Factors and Reported Post-Disaster Needs in the Aftermath of Hurricane Florence |
title | Social Vulnerability Factors and Reported Post-Disaster Needs in the Aftermath of Hurricane Florence |
title_full | Social Vulnerability Factors and Reported Post-Disaster Needs in the Aftermath of Hurricane Florence |
title_fullStr | Social Vulnerability Factors and Reported Post-Disaster Needs in the Aftermath of Hurricane Florence |
title_full_unstemmed | Social Vulnerability Factors and Reported Post-Disaster Needs in the Aftermath of Hurricane Florence |
title_short | Social Vulnerability Factors and Reported Post-Disaster Needs in the Aftermath of Hurricane Florence |
title_sort | social vulnerability factors and reported post-disaster needs in the aftermath of hurricane florence |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607545/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13753-020-00315-5 |
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