Disaster Preparedness and Housing Tenure: How Do Subsidized Renters Fare?

ABSTRACT: Homeowners are significantly more prepared for disasters than renters. However, disaster preparedness among subsidized renters is an understudied topic despite their increased vulnerability to negative disaster outcomes. Previous research shows that one in three subsidized units is at risk for exposure to disasters, relative to one in four unsubsidized rental units, and one in seven owner-occupied units. Subsidized housing residents often fall into many vulnerable statuses that would make them less prepared than renters and owners. Using 2017 American Housing Survey data, we examine differences in household disaster preparedness by housing tenure, with and without controls for such factors. Logistic regression analyses indicate that subsidized renters are significantly less prepared than u

SUBMITTER: McCarthy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10846867 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature