Table 2.

Hurricane Katrina/Rita experiences reported by respondents

	Unweighted		Weighted
Characteristic	n	% or mean (SD)	% or mean (SD)
Hurricane Katrina/Rita event experiences	349	79.5	69.2
Present during hurricane force winds or major flooding	287	65.4	52.5
Unsure about the safety or whereabouts of family or friends	187	42.6	36.2
Displaced from home because of Katrina/Rita	108	24.6	22.4
Number of days displaced from home (Mean, SD)	--	31.2 (125.67)	31.2 (421.9)
Hurricane-related traumatic events	69	15.7	17.4
Physically injured	4	0.9	0.4
Know someone who was injured or killed	61	13.9	15.6
Saw dead bodies	13	3.0	2.5
Number of hurricane-related traumatic events (Mean, SD)	--	0.2 (0.44)	0.2 (1.4)
Property damage or loss	123	28.0	24.2
A lot of damage to property or possessions	116	26.4	23.6
Loss of sentimental possessions	45	10.3	6.6
Exposure to stressors in the first month after Katrina/Rita	264	60.1	46.2
Shortage of food	127	28.9	17.2
Shortage of water	106	24.2	14.5
Unsanitary conditions	63	14.4	10.2
Fear of crime	79	18.0	11.2
Feeling of isolation	88	20.1	16.6
Loss of electricity	233	53.1	41.0
Number of stressors in the first month after Katrina/Rita (Mean, SD)	--	1.6 (1.8)	1.1 (5.2)
Exposure to traumatic events prior to Hurricanes Katrina/Rita
Low (0–1 traumatic events)	224	51.0	46.7
Medium (2–3 traumatic events)	136	31.0	30.3
High (4 or more traumatic events)	79	18.0	23.0
Social support received in the two months after Hurricanes Katrina/Rita
High	119	27.2	25.7
Medium	107	24.4	22.8
Low	212	48.4	51.6