TABLE 1.
Sample characteristics (N = 762)
| Variable | Mean (SD) or% |
|---|---|
| Sex (% female) | 55.9 |
| Age (years) | 41.2 (16.2) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 18.9 |
| Married | 70.1 |
| Divorced/separated | 2.8 |
| Widowed | 8.3 |
| Employment status | |
| Unemployed/unable to work | 3.0 |
| Retired | 13.9 |
| Works in the home | 8.8 |
| Student | 4.2 |
| Employed | 70.1 |
| General health status (% “poor health”) | 71.3 |
| Criterion A traumatic event history (% positive) | 45.1 |
| Natural disaster (other than current typhoon) | 23.5 |
| Serious motor vehicle accident | 18.5 |
| Attacked with a weapon | 6.7 |
| Attacked (no weapon) | 4.1 |
| Combat or war zone exposure | 21.8 |
| Sexual exploitation/violence | 10.1 |
| Pretyphoon panic attack history (% positive) | 18.1 |
| Pretyphoon SRQ-20 Screen (% positive) | 19.5 |
| Posttyphoon psychiatric diagnosesa | |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 2.5 |
| Major depression | 5.9 |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 2.2 |
| Panic disorder | 9.3 |
a
1.7% of the sample met criteria for comorbid PTSD and MDD posttyphoon.