Association of US Households' Disaster Preparedness With Socioeconomic Characteristics, Composition, and Region.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the US government has promoted household disaster preparedness, but preparedness remains low.

Objective

To identify disparities in disaster preparedness among US households.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from a nationally representative sample of US households from the 2017 American Housing Survey's topical section on preparedness to assess associations of disaster preparedness with households' socioeconomic characteristics, composition, and region. Logistic regressions were used to assess associations of household characteristics with overall preparedness, resource- and action-based preparedness, and specific preparedness items. Data analyses were completed on March

SUBMITTER: Zamboni LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7186859 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature