TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Disaster preparedness: a comparative study of North Carolina and Montana
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Gazibara, Tatjana
A1  - Jia, Haomiao
A1  - Lubetkin, Erica I.
SP  - 239
EP  - 242
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The emergency preparedness of residents of North Carolina and Montana were compared. <br><br>METHODS: General preparedness was evaluated using responses to 4 questions related to a household's 3-day supply of water, 3-day supply of nonperishable food, a working battery-operated radio, and a working battery-operated flashlight. Each positive answer was awarded 1 point to create an emergency preparedness score that ranged from 0 (minimum) to 4 (maximum). <br><br>RESULTS were assessed statistically. <br><br>RESULTS: The average emergency preparedness score did not differ between the 2 states (P =.513). One factor influencing higher preparedness in both states was being male. Other influencing factors in North Carolina were older age, being a race/ethnicity other than white, having an annual income of $35 000 or more, having children in the household, better (excellent/very good/good) self-reported health, and not being disabled. In contrast, other factors influencing higher emergency preparedness in Montana were having a college degree and being married or partnered. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: A divergence was found in factors influencing the likelihood of being prepared. These factors were likely a result of different sociodemographic and geographic characteristics between the 2 states. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2014;0:1-4).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2014.38
ID  - ref1
ER  -