Table 2.
Demographics and other characteristics for Hispanic/Latino population for interviews at federally qualified health centers in New Jersey by home impact. The home impact ratings of medium, high, and very high are a composite we developed from impact ratings given by Halpin (2013).
Characteristic | Medium | High | Very High | X2 (p) |
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Number interviewed | 185 | 64 | 91 | |
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Demographics | ||||
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% Female | 65.4% | 60.9% | 78.0% | 6.2 (0.04) |
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Mean Age | 41.4 ± 0.9 | 38.2 ± 1.4 | 39.5 ± 1.2 | NS |
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US born | 4.9% | 11.7% | 18.7% | 13.3 (0.001) |
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Years in USa | 15.4 ± 0.7 | 14.8 ± 1.3 | 16.7 ± 1.2 | NS |
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Sandy effects | ||||
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% told to evacuate | 11.1% | 26.8% | 16.9% | 8.2 (0.02) |
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% evacuated | 12.2% | 32.1% | 15.7% | 12.1 (0.002) |
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Days evacuatedb range | 16.0 ± 3.4 3–60 | 20.3 ± 13.5 1–180 | 29.2 ± 13.8 2–190 | 5.3 (0.07) |
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% still out of housec | 15.8% | 7.1% | 6.7% | NS |
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Days no power | 9.9 ± 0.6 | 13.9 ± 3.9 | 6.6 ± 0.6 | 24.0 (<0.0001) |
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Rating of Sandy impact on patientd | 3.6 ± 0.1 | 3.0 ± 0.2 | 3.3 ± 0.1 | 7.0 (0.03) |
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Center Use | ||||
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How long going to center? | 7.1 ± 0.5 | 6.1 ± 0.8 | 6.1 ± 0.8 | 5.1 (0.08) |
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% used this center before Sandy? | 67.4% | 45.0% | 54.7% | 5.0 (0.08) |
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Center visits/yr (95th percentile) | 7.4 ± 0.7 (24) | 6.5 ± 0.8 (12) | 4.5 ± 0.5 (12) | 14.5 (0.0007) |
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How do you get to center? e | 52.4 (<0.0001) | |||
Car | 42.0% | 53.6% | 38.5% | |
Walk | 27.3% | 28.6% | 29.7% | |
Taxi | 27.3% | 8.9% | 2.2% | |
Bus | 6.8% | 12.5% | 28.6% | |
Other | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.1% | |
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Medical Issues | . | |||
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% had trouble getting to Center | 11.5% | 3.6% | 7.8% | NS |
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% needed Center during Sandy? | 13.1% | 12.1% | 9.9% | NS |
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% with any medical interruption in medical services or medication due to Sandy | 11.8% | 10.5% | 3.3% | 4.9 (0.08) |
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% with any "medical need" during or immediately after Sandy | 18.4% | 29.7% | 13.2% | 6.8 (0.03) |
. If not born in the United States.
. If the person had to evacuate and were able to return home.
. If the person had to evacuate and had not returned home at the time of the survey in 2015.
. On a scale of 0 (no impact) to 5 (severely).
. People can take more than one method.