Table 4. Storm-Related Stressors.
Stressor | N | Not stressful | Moderately stressful | Extremely stressful | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Cancel planned events/activities | |||||||
No | 35 | ||||||
Yes | 31 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
Relatives/friend refused to evacuate | |||||||
No | 60 | ||||||
Yes | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Housed evacuees in home | |||||||
No | 38 | ||||||
Yes | 27 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 6 |
Provide assistance to evacuees | |||||||
No | 45 | ||||||
Yes | 21 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Lose food in refrigerator or freezer | |||||||
No | 42 | ||||||
Yes | 24 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
Trouble getting gasoline | |||||||
No | 47 | ||||||
Yes | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
Trouble meeting medical/health needs | |||||||
No | 62 | ||||||
Yes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Cancel medical treatments | |||||||
No | 58 | ||||||
Yes | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Trouble communicating via telephone or e-mail | |||||||
No | 33 | ||||||
Yes | 33 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 6 |
Trouble getting around town | |||||||
No | 18 | ||||||
Yes | 48 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 15 |
Changes in workplace | |||||||
No | 48 | ||||||
Yes | 18 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 3 |