Table 3.
Group comparisons by presence/absence in 100-year flood zone.
| Variable | Houston | Miami | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outside Flood Zone | Inside Flood Zone | p-Value | Outside Flood Zone | Inside Flood Zone | p-Value | |
| Hispanic Immigrant 1 | 71.0 | 29.0 | 0.000 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.522 |
| US-Born Hispanic 1 | 91.1 | 8.9 | 0.330 | 58.1 | 41.9 | 0.235 |
| Non-Hispanic Black 1 | 87.1 | 12.9 | 0.818 | 49.3 | 50.7 | 0.761 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Minority 1 | 61.1 | 38.9 | 0.002 | 70.0 | 30.0 | 0.138 |
| Non-Hispanic White 1 | 90.2 | 9.8 | 0.002 | 44.3 | 55.7 | 0.099 |
| SES 2 | −0.0 | 0.0 | 0.776 | −0.1 | 0.1 | 0.059 |
| Renter 1 | 83.0 | 17.0 | 0.326 | 50.4 | 49.6 | 0.505 |
| Proximity to Coast/Beach 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.081 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.114 |
| Proximity to River/Lake 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.427 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.623 |
| Flood Mitigation Composite 2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 0.022 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 0.714 |
| NFIP Contents Insurance 1 | 84.3 | 15.7 | 0.148 | 37.4 | 62.2 | 0.000 |
| Risk Perception Factor 2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.099 | -0.0 | 0.0 | 0.668 |
1 Pearson chi-square was used to test the significance of differences in proportions; percentages are reported; 2 Mann-Whitney U test was used to test the significance of differences in mean ranks; mean values rather than ranks for each of the groups are reported for descriptive purposes.