Table 1.
TexKat Enrollees1 | All Katrina Evacuees2 | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
Total | 100.0 | 100 |
Gender | ||
Female | 60.5 | 68 |
Male | 39.5 | 32 |
Race/ethnicity | ||
Black | 87.3 | 81 |
White | 5.1 | 12 |
Asian | 3.7 | 2 |
Hispanic | 2.8 | 4 |
Other | 1.1 | 1 |
Age | ||
0–17 | 51.6 | 39 |
18–44 | 36.6 | 38 |
45–64 | 11.4 | 18 |
65+ | 0.0 | 5 |
Unknown | 0.4 | 0 |
Sources:
Authors’ calculations from 2005–2006 MAX data.
“Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Texas” (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, 2006–08).