Household Emergency Preparedness by Housing Type from a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER), Michigan

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• Alternative Title:
  Disaster Med Public Health Prep
• Personal Author:
  Murti, M ; Bayleyegn, T ; Stanbury, M ; Bies, S ; Flanders, WD ; Yard, E ; Nyaku, M ; Schnall, A ; Wolkin, A
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  We examined the association between housing type and household emergency preparedness among households in Oakland County, Michigan.
  
  Methods
  
  We used interview data on household emergency preparedness from a cluster design survey in Oakland County, Michigan, in 2012. We compared survey-weighted frequencies of household demographics, medical conditions, and preparedness measures in single-detached homes versus multi-unit dwellings, and determined the unadjusted odds ratios (OR) and the income-level adjusted OR for each preparedness measure.
  
  Results
  
  Households had similar demographics and medical conditions between housing types. Unadjusted ORs were statistically significant for single-detached homes having a generator (11.1), back-up heat source (10.9), way to cook without utilities (5.8), carbon monoxide (CO) detector (3.8), copies of important documents (3.4), evacuation routes (3.1), and three-day supply of water (2.5). Income level adjusted ORs remained statistically significant except for owning a CO detector.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Households in multi-unit dwellings were less likely to have certain recommended emergency plans and supplies compared to those in single-detached homes. Further research is required to explore the feasibility, barriers, and alternatives for households in multi-unit dwellings in terms of complying with these measures.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cooking Data Collection Disaster Planning Disasters Health Status Heating Housing Humans Michigan Public Health Socioeconomic Factors Water Supply

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• Keywords:
  Emergency Preparedness Housing Logistic Regression Survey
• Source:
  Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 8(1):12-19
• Pubmed ID:
  24524350
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4570264
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:27ca7da59bcd34e2f03efa2c1bab4e6094b5eeaa40eaf07b640957f0e473f368
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34327/cdc_34327_DS1.pdf
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