TABLE 2—
Assessment of Basic Utilities Among Survey Population: Rockaway Peninsula, New York City; November 17–19; 2012
| Variable | Households, No (%) |
| Evacuated home (n = 90) | 51 (56.7) |
| Current electricity source (n = 89) | |
| Without any electricity at time of survey | 28 (31.5) |
| Power company | 49 (55.1) |
| Generator | 12 (13.5) |
| Days without LIPA electricity (n = 81) | |
| 0 | 1 (1.2) |
| 1–7 | 2 (2.5) |
| 8–14 | 14 (17.3) |
| 15–21 | 64 (79.0) |
| Heat source (n = 87) | |
| Without heat at time of survey | 38 (43.7) |
| Propane/gas | 20 (23.0) |
| Wood | 4 (4.6) |
| Space heater/generator | 15 (17.2) |
| Other | 5 (5.8) |
| Don’t know | 5 (5.8) |
| Days without heat (n = 82) | |
| 1–7 | 2 (2.4) |
| 8–14 | 17 (20.7) |
| 15–21 | 63 (76.8) |
| Functional telephone (n = 89) | |
| Yes | 56 (62.9) |
| Don’t know | 4 (4.5) |
| Days without telephone (n = 27) | |
| 1–7 | 1 (3.7) |
| 8–14 | 1 (3.7) |
| 15–21 | 25 (92.6) |
| Main method of transport (n = 89) | |
| Car | 58 (65.2) |
| Bus | 21 (23.6) |
| Train | 4 (4.5) |
| Taxi | 1 (1.1) |
| Other | 1 (1.1) |
| Don’t know | 4 (4.5) |
| Food sourcea | |
| Outside of Rockaways (n = 61) | 29 (47.5) |
| Personal storage (n = 61) | 6 (9.8) |
| Friends/family (n = 60) | 17 (28.3) |
| Donations (n = 61) | 18 (29.5) |
| Other (n = 50) | 13 (26.0) |
| Safetya | |
| House unsafe (n = 89) | 33 (37.1) |
| Neighborhood insecure (n = 89) | 24 (27.0) |
| Neighborhood more unsafe (n = 64) | 31 (48.4) |
| Stated greatest need at 3 wk (n = 87) | |
| Heat | 27 (31.0) |
| Electricity | 25 (28.7) |
| Food | 4 (4.6) |
| Medical | 3 (3.5) |
| Structural | 22 (25.3) |
| Neighborhood recovery | 11 (12.6) |
| Financial | 5 (5.7) |
Note. LIPA = Long Island Power Authority.
a
Respondents were permitted to select more than 1 answer.