TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Race and income disparities in disaster preparedness in old age
JO  - Journal of gerontological social work
A1  - Cox, Katherine
A1  - Kim, BoRin
SP  - 719
EP  - 734
VL  - 61
IS  - 7
N2  - This study investigated to what extent income status and race/ethnicity in old age interplayed with disaster preparedness. Data came from the 2010 Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative panel survey of older Americans over 51 years old. Our sample was restricted to respondents who participated in a special survey about disaster preparedness (N=1,711). Disaster preparedness was measured as a score, which includes 13 variables. Race/ethnicity was categorized by White, Black, and Hispanic. Low income was defined as below 300% of the federal poverty line. OLS regression was used to examine the main and interaction effects of race/ethnicity and lower income status on disaster preparedness scores. We found that older adults in lower income status had lower preparedness level than those in higher income (Coef. =-0.318, p<.01). Hispanics tend to be less prepared compared to White and Blacks (Coef. =-0.608, p<.001). Preparedness of Black elders was not significantly different from that of Whites. However, interestingly, Black elders in lower income status were significantly less prepared for disaster than other groups (Coef. =- 0.622, p<.05). This study identified vulnerable subgroups of older adults for disaster preparedness and suggests that preparedness programs should target minority and low income elders.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-4372
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2018.1489929
ID  - ref1
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