Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposure Characteristics at Wave 1, WaTCH Sample, N=2038, Louisiana, 2012–2016.
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1123 | 55.13 |
| Non-Hispanic African American | 732 | 35.94 |
| Hispanic/multi/other | 182 | 8.93 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 232 | 11.39 |
| High school graduate | 1189 | 58.37 |
| College or higher | 616 | 30.24 |
| Pre-DHOS household income | ||
| <= $20K/year | 472 | 24.72 |
| $20K–$50K/year | 581 | 30.43 |
| $50–$80K/year | 399 | 20.90 |
| >=$80K/year | 457 | 23.94 |
| Age at time of oil spill (mean, SD) | 43.5 | 12.36 |
| Economic Exposure | ||
| Lost HH income as a result of employment disruption/closing of business due to oil spill | 521 | 25.69 |
| Hit harder by oil spill than others in community | 127 | 6.34 |
| Oil spill had somewhat or very negative influence on HH financial situation | 752 | 37.36 |
| Physical Exposure | ||
| Oil spill caused damage to areas fished commercially | 141 | 6.92 |
| Could smell the oil | 758 | 38.75 |
| Came into physical contact with oil in other ways (e.g., during home, recreation, hunting, fishing, or other activities | 437 | 21.6 |
| Oil spill directly affected recreational hunting/fishing/other activities of household | 706 | 34.81 |
| Worked on any oil spill clean-up activities | 36 | 1.77 |
| Any property lost or damaged because of oil spill or cleanup | 50 | 2.46 |
| Total Economic Exposure Score (mean, SD)a | 0.69 | 0.87 |
| Total Physical Exposure Score (mean, SD)a | 0.93 | 1.08 |
Missing data: race/ethnicity (n=1); education (n=1); income (n=129); lost income (n=10); hit harder (n=34); negative influence (n=25); smell (n=82); physical contact (n=15); recreational activities (n=10); lost/damaged property (n=2)
a
Total scores calculated as sum of affirmative responses