Table 1.

Sample Characteristics and Trauma Exposure by Sex (N = 82)

	Men (n = 56)		Women (n = 26)		All (N = 82)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Pre-Katrina demographic characteristics
Religion
Catholic	52	92.9	24	92.3	76	92.7
Buddhist	2	3.6	2	7.7	4	4.9
None	2	3.6	0	0	2	2.4
Education
< 12 years	22	39.3	9	34.6	31	37.8
12 years	16	28.6	10	38.5	26	31.7
> 12 years	18	32.1	7	26.9	25	30.5
Occupation
Unemployed	3	5.5	3	13.6	6	7.8
Unskilled work	14	25.5	3	13.6	17	22.1
Skilled work	24	43.6	6	27.3	30	39.0
Professional/entrepreneur	14	25.5	10	45.5	24	31.2
Marital status
Never married	6	10.7	0	0	6	7.3
Married	47	83.9	23	88.5	70	85.4
Formerly married	3	5.4	3	11.5	6	7.3
Immigration characteristics
Time in transition camp
< 1 month	9	16.1	8	30.8	17	20.7
1–5 months	16	28.6	7	26.9	23	28.0
6–11 months	19	33.9	9	34.6	28	34.1
12 months or longer	12	21.4	2	7.7	14	17.1
Year of entry into US
1975–1976	20	36.4	11	42.3	31	38.3
1977–1979	9	16.4	2	7.7	11	13.6
1980–1987	20	36.4	9	34.6	29	35.8
1988–1999	6	10.9	4	15.4	10	12.3
Hurricane Katrina experiences
Objective trauma (flood exposure)
Evacuated before hurricane	46	83.6	18	69.2	64	79.0
Escaped on foot or car, kept dry	6	10.9	2	7.7	8	9.9
Swam or rescued (boat/helicopter)	3	5.5	6	23.1	9	11.1
Damage to home/property
Slight	11	19.6	3	11.5	14	17.1
Moderate	16	28.6	7	26.9	23	28.0
Severe	21	37.5	13	50.0	34	41.5
Total	8	14.3	3	11.5	11	13.4
Subjective trauma
Met PTSD Criterion A2	36	64.3	25	96.2	61	74.4