TABLE 3.

Concerns after hearing Extreme Cold Warning and actions taken in extreme cold events among residents in Burleigh County, ND, in the CASPER survey conducted on 10–11 Apr 2012.

	Frequency (n = 188)	Households (%)	Projected number of households	Weighted % (95% CI)
Concerns after hearing EC warning
No concern‡	13	6.9	2,913	8.5 (3.8–13.2)
1–3 concerns‡	82	43.6	14,811	43.1 (33.2–53.0)
4–6 concerns‡	87	46.3	15,223	44.3 (33.8–54.8)
7 or more concerns‡	6	3.2	1,424	4.1 (0.6–7.7)
Loss of power	137	72.9	24,415	71.0 (63.8–78.3)
Health issues	116	61.7	20,923	60.9 (52.7–69.1)
Automobile not starting	114	60.6	20,886	60.8 (49.9–71.6)
School/business closing	95	50.5	17,360	50.5 (39.0–62.0)
Threat to pets and livestock	94	50.0	15,746	45.8 (39.2–52.5)
Damage to exposed pipes	62	33.0	11,369	33.1 (23.2–43.0)
Other*	25	13.3	4,824	14.0 (8.2–19.9)
Actions taken in EC event
No action‡	1	0.5	285	0.8 (0–2.5)
1–3 actions‡	14	7.5	2,667	7.8 (2.7–12.9)
4–6 actions‡	102	54.3	19,048	55.4 (46.9–63.9)
7 or more actions‡	71	37.8	12,371	36.0 (28.7–43.3)
Wore extra clothing	173	92.0	31,487	91.6 (86.4–96.8)
Ensure vehicles in working order	168	89.4	30,100	87.6 (80.7–94.5)
Stay indoors	163	86.7	29,713	86.4 (79.9–93.0)
Cancel/adjust activity	144	76.6	26,638	77.5 (70.1–84.9)
Change travel plans	134	71.3	24,568	71.5 (64.2–78.7)
Protect livestock/pets	134	71.3	23,992	69.8 (63.5–76.1)
Alternative forms of home heating	105	55.9	17,619	51.3 (42.5–60.0)
Other actions†	51	27.1	9,791	28.5 (20.2–36.8)

EC = Extreme Cold.

^*Other concerns given included road conditions for commuting (n = 11), concerns for family (n = 3), sufficient supplies (n = 3), and others (n = 8).

^†Other actions given included winterized home (n = 28), gathered supplies (e.g., food, water, blanket, batteries) (n = 16) and other protective actions (n = 7).

^‡Concerns and actions as listed in the table.