Table 1.
Happiness, hurricane exposure, and sociodemographic characteristics of women survivors of hurricane Katrina (N = 491)
| Pre-Katrina | Hurricane Katrina (2005) |
Post-Katrina |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 (2003–2004) |
T1 (2006–2007) |
T2 (2009–2010) |
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| Happiness (%) | ||||
| Not at all happy | 0.8 | – | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| Not very happy | 7.5 | – | 8.6 | 6.4 |
| Somewhat happy | 54 | – | 58.5 | 55.1 |
| Very happy | 37.3 | – | 30.1 | 35.9 |
| Hurricane exposure | ||||
| Hurricane-related stressors (1–8, low to high) |
– | 2.9 (2.2) | – | – |
| Level of Katrina’s home damage (%) | ||||
| None or minimal | – | 15.8 | – | – |
| Moderate or serious | – | 43.0 | – | – |
| Enormous or destroyed | – | 41.2 | – | – |
| Family member or close friend died (%) | ||||
| No | – | 68.9 | – | – |
| Yes | – | 31.1 | – | – |
| Race/Ethnicity (%) | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 10.4 | – | – | – |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 84.1 | – | – | – |
| Hispanic | 3.3 | – | – | – |
| Other | 2.2 | – | – | – |
| Age | 25.2 (4.6) | – | – | – |
| Number of children | 1.8 (1.0) | – | 2 (1.1) | 2.3 (1.2) |
| Total household monthly income ($) | – | – | 1,848.97 (1,555.39) | 2,692.26 (2093.50) |
| Social support (%) | ||||
| Unmarried and not living with partner | 74.7 | – | 51.4 | 54.2 |
| Married or living with domestic partner | 25.3 | – | 48.6 | 45.1 |
| Perceived social support (1–4, low to high support) |
3.2 (0.5) | – | 3.2 (0.5) | 3.2 (0.5) |
| Frequency of attending religious services (1 = never to 5 = several times/week) |
– | 2.1 (1.3) | 2.7 (1) | |
Standard deviations in parentheses