Table 5 Pearson correlations among the situation-specific variables investigated

From: What predicts hurricane evacuation decisions? The importance of efficacy beliefs, risk perceptions, and other factors

Concept / Variable

Evac. intent.

Likel. of home affected

Severity at home

Likel. of getting hurt

Wind at home?

Surge at home?

Rain at home?

Worry

Fear

Self-efficacy

Resp. Efficacy

Info. is overblown

Info. is misleading

Intended behavioral responses

 Evacuation intentions

1

0.66***

0.68***

0.70***

0.14***

0.39***

0.33***

0.41***

0.39***

0.47***

0.81***

−0.14***

−0.11***

Cognitive risk perceptions – overall threat

 Likelihood of home affected

 

1

0.76***

0.65***

0.19***

0.41***

0.32***

0.43***

0.39***

0.35***

0.65***

−0.07**

−0.08***

 Severity at home

  

1

0.65***

0.17***

0.40***

0.30***

0.42***

0.41***

0.40***

0.64***

−0.10***

−0.12***

 Likelihood of getting hurt

   

1

0.14***

0.36***

0.31***

0.43***

0.44***

0.34***

0.68***

−0.10***

−0.08**

Cognitive risk perceptions – hurricane hazards

 

 Strong winds at home?

    

1

0.09***

0.17***

0.16***

0.13***

0.16***

0.13***

−0.07**

−0.11***

 Storm surge flooding at home?

     

1

0.41***

0.23***

0.22***

0.18***

0.38***

−0.02

−0.04

 Rain flooding at home?

      

1

0.22***

0.21***

0.18***

0.33***

−0.04

−0.03

Affective risk perceptions

 

 Worry

       

1

0.80***

0.19***

0.42***

−0.08***

−0.05*

 Fear

        

1

0.15***

0.42***

−0.09***

−0.04

Efficacy beliefs

 

 Self-efficacy

         

1

0.44***

−0.13***

−0.17***

 Response efficacy

          

1

−0.14***

−0.13***

Information perceptions

 

 Information is overblown

           

1

0.61***

 Information is misleading

            

1

  1. Statistically significant values (p ≤ 0.05) are indicated in bold type. N = 1699–1711. *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001 (2-tailed).
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