Table 4.
Top freelisting responses for hurricanes and community violence.
| Item | Frequency (%) |
Average rank |
Smith’s salience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | |||
| Buy extra supplies to have in house (e.g. food, water) |
30 | 2.83 | 0.27 |
| Buy supplies in case power goes out (e.g. batteries, flashlight) |
25 | 4.20 | 0.20 |
| Make a plan of what to do/where to go | 20 | 4.25 | 0.16 |
| Evacuate when told | 15 | 4.00 | 0.12 |
| Stick with family/do what they do | 10 | 1.00 | 0.10 |
| Community violence | |||
| Work with others in the community | 30 | 4.00 | 0.20 |
| Ask authorities to fix | 30 | 3.50 | 0.19 |
| Be extra cautious with family | 25 | 7.00 | 0.15 |
| Move to better community | 15 | 5.00 | 0.13 |
| Stay inside | 25 | 11 | 0.10 |