Table 2 Impacts and actions taken for each type of climate hazard reported among respondents who experienced any climate hazard in the last 12 months.
Exposed to… | Flood N = 4209 | Drought N = 1547 | Hurricane N = 2198 | Heat N = 1857 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Climate related harms | |||||
Damaged the home | 2989 (71%) | 268 (17%) | 1521 (69%) | 314 (17%) | < 0.001 |
Lost work or couldn’t work | 303 (7%) | 126 (8%) | 188 (9%) | 108 (6%) | < 0.001 |
Dropped out of school | 149 (4%) | 26 (2%) | 93 (4%) | 45 (2%) | < 0.001 |
Damage to crops/livestock | 331 (8%) | 862 (56%) | 300 (14%) | 392 (21%) | < 0.001 |
Health impacted | 105 (3%) | 68 (4%) | 69 (3%) | 451 (24%) | < 0.001 |
Didn’t affect me | 636 (15%) | 190 (12%) | 271 (12%) | 610 (33%) | < 0.001 |
Pandemic related harms | |||||
Someone in my home died of COVID | 257 (6%) | 121 (8%) | 99 (5%) | 145 (8%) | < 0.001 |
One or more economic harm (0 vs 1+) | 1484 (35%) | 613 (40%) | 716 (33%) | 778 (42%) | < 0.001 |
Lost income due to pandemic | 940 (22%) | 351 (23%) | 401 (18%) | 409 (22%) | < 0.001 |
Actions | |||||
Economic (borrowed money or used savings) | 1428 (34%) | 529 (34%) | 837 (38%) | 541 (29%) | < 0.001 |
Work (worked more, sought training) | 279 (7%) | 226 (15%) | 154 (7%) | 168 (9%) | < 0.001 |
Received gov support | 332 (8%) | 68 (4%) | 221 (10%) | 46 (2%) | < 0.001 |
Received family support | 507 (12%) | 114 (7%) | 215 (10%) | 98 (5%) | |
