Table 1.

Estimates of regression coefficient on 1999 mangrove width: Full sample (409 villages)

Regressors in model, in addition to village population	Coefficient estimate: 1999 mangrove width
Only 1999 mangrove width	–0.631***
Add to above: 1944 mangrove width	–0.515***
Add to above: Height of storm surge at coast	–0.524***
Add to above: Topography (three 0–1 dummy variables: low elevation, casuarina buffer, seawater dike)	–0.519***
Add to above: Distances to: coast, minor rivers, major rivers, nearest road	–0.507***
Add to above: Socioeconomic characteristics: literacy rate, population share in scheduled castes, population shares in 5 occupations	–0.505***
Add to above: Government administration (0–1 dummy variable for each tahasil)	–0.485***

Estimates are from zero-inflated negative binomial models of number of deaths in villages in Kendrapada District, Orissa, India, during October 1999 cyclone. Variables were progressively added to those in preceding rows.

***P < 0.01 (two-tailed z tests). See Tables S1–S3 for variable descriptions and complete regression results.