Table 3.
Additional household impacts beyond the use of water at home for the Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response survey conducted in communities affected by the Elk River chemical spill, West Virginia, April 2014
| Impact | Household Frequency (n = 171) | Weighted % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| School (K-12) or daycare closeda-c | ||
| Yes | 35 | 21.2 (13.2-29.1) |
| No | 21 | 11.8 (6.2-17.4) |
| Don’t know | 1 | 0.5 (0.0 -1.5) |
| Do not have children | 95 | 56.4 (46.1-66.7) |
| Children do not go to school/daycare | 16 | 9.4 (4.9-13.9) |
| Had to take time off of work to care for childrena,d | ||
| Yes | 7 | 19.2 (5.1-33.4) |
| No, unpaid friend/relative supervised | 14 | 44.6 (22.8-66.5) |
| No, they did not require supervision | 11 | 29.1 (10.8-47.3) |
| No, someone was paid to supervise them | 2 | 4.7 (0.0-11.4) |
| Othere | 1 | 2.4 (0.0-7.4) |
| Told not to come into work because of chemical spilla-c | ||
| Yes, with paid leave | 19 | 11.3 (6.1-16.4) |
| Yes, with unpaid leave | 12 | 6.8 (3.6-10.1) |
| No | 110 | 65.8 (58.0-73.6) |
| Don’t know | 3 | 1.5 (0.0-3.7) |
| Not applicablef | 22 | 12.9 (6.1-19.8) |
| Otherg | 2 | 1.0 (0.0-2.4) |
| Own a businessa,c,h | ||
| Yes | 18 | 10.3 (6.0-14.7) |
| No | 150 | 88.1 (83.7-92.5) |
| Don’t know | 1 | 0.9 (0.0-2.6) |
| Business ordered to closea,i | ||
| Yes | 1 | 4.8 (0.0-15.3) |
| No | 17 | 95.2 (84.7-100.0) |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
aFrequency and weighted percentage of households that reported containing at least 1 person who experienced the impact.
bMissing, n = 2.
cOne household respondent refused to answer the question.
dOf households indicating “yes” to school or day care closure (n = 35).
eOther reported was “stay-at-home parent.”
fIncludes households with no residents in the workforce. Residents were either unemployed or retired.
gOther reported was “yes, but unsure about leave” (n = 2).
hMissing, n = 1.
iOf households reporting ownership of a business (n = 18).