Table 4.
Hazard model regression estimates of duration displaced from New Orleans for pre-Katrina residents aged 18+ years
| Variable | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months after Katrina | |||||
| <2 monthsa | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 months | 1.96** (0.63) | 1.95** (0.62) | 1.96** (0.63) | 1.99** (0.63) | 2.07** (0.63) |
| 3–5 months | 2.25** (0.71) | 2.20** (0.70) | 2.27** (0.72) | 2.39*** (0.75) | 2.60*** (0.78) |
| 6–8 months | 0.95 (0.40) | 0.91 (0.38) | 0.96 (0.41) | 1.03 (0.44) | 1.24 (0.51) |
| 9–14 months | 0.36** (0.17) | 0.35** (0.16) | 0.37** (0.17) | 0.40** (0.18) | 0.49 (0.22) |
| Race | |||||
| Blacka | – | – | – | – | – |
| White/other | 1.79** (0.43) | 1.60* (0.42) | 1.61* (0.40) | 1.07 (0.28) | |
| Educationb | |||||
| Less than college graduatea | – | – | – | – | |
| College graduate | 1.63** (0.35) | 1.34 (0.32) | 1.26(0.31) | 1.20 (0.28) | |
| Age | |||||
| <40 years | 0.63** (0.14) | 0.65** (0.14) | |||
| ≥40 yearsa | – | – | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Femalea | – | – | |||
| Male | 0.78 (0.12) | 0.83 (0.12) | |||
| State of birth | |||||
| Louisianaa | – | – | |||
| Other state | 1.19 (0.28) | 1.28 (0.30) | |||
| Marital statusb | |||||
| Not marrieda | – | – | |||
| Married | 0.74 (0.19) | 0.77 (0.20) | |||
| Employment statusb | |||||
| Employeda | – | – | |||
| Unemployed or out of labor force | 0.71 (0.17) | 0.73 (0.17) | |||
| Housing tenureb | |||||
| Owneda | – | – | |||
| Rented | 0.89 (0.26) | 0.82 (0.24) | |||
| Housing damage due to Katrina | |||||
| Undamaged | 3.16** (1.41) | ||||
| Damaged but habitable | 1.85** (0.51) | ||||
| Uninhabitablea | – | ||||
| Destroyed | 0.50* (0.19) | ||||
| Model F-test (dfl;df2) | 5.90*** (5; 140) | 5.69*** (5; 140) | 5.33*** (7; 139) | 3.54*** (13;133) | 5.86*** (16;130) |
| Observations | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 |
Source: Authors’ calculations using data from the 2006 Displaced New Orleans Residents Pilot Survey (DNORPS)
Reference category
Pre-Katrina status
p < .10;
p < .05;
p < .01;
Jackknife standard errors in parentheses