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. 2019 Apr 26;2(4):e192619. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2619

Table 2. Percentage of Sample by Educational Region Reporting Exposure to Hurricane Stressors.

Item Description Youths, No. (%)
Overall (N = 96 108) Arecibo (n = 5666) Bayamón (n = 13 734) Caguas (n = 12 194) Humacao (n = 14 838) Mayagüez (n = 16 686) Ponce (n = 17 558) San Juan (n = 15 432)
Injured during hurricane 3895 (4.1) 189 (3.3) 643 (4.7) 479 (3.9) 723 (4.9) 575 (3.4) 622 (3.5) 664 (4.3)
Family, friend, or neighbor injured during hurricane 15 367 (16.0) 835 (14.7) 2397 (17.5) 1983 (16.3) 2444 (16.5) 2511 (15.0) 2612 (14.9) 2585 (16.8)
Family, friend, or neighbor died 6376 (6.6) 366 (6.5) 933 (6.8) 823 (6.7) 1076 (7.3) 1134 (6.8) 1135 (6.5) 909 (5.9)
Thought own life was at risk 28 729 (29.9) 1505 (26.6) 4090 (29.8) 3918 (32.1) 5147 (34.7) 4321 (25.9) 5068 (28.9) 4680 (30.3)
Own house damaged 43 901 (45.7) 2333 (41.2) 6958 (50.7) 6303 (51.7) 7841 (52.8) 6108 (36.6) 7264 (41.4) 7094 (46.0)
Belongings damaged 29 818 (31.0) 1433 (25.3) 4620 (33.6) 4200 (34.4) 5538 (37.3) 3893 (23.3) 5001 (28.5) 5133 (33.3)
Forced to evacuate 24 537 (25.5) 1381 (24.4) 3743 (27.3) 2894 (23.7) 3396 (22.9) 4510 (27.0) 5166 (29.4) 3447 (22.3)
Still relocated 5284 (5.5) 340 (6.0) 941 (6.9) 755 (6.2) 931 (6.3) 699 (4.2) 914 (5.2) 704 (4.6)
Saw houses damaged 80 608 (83.9) 4748 (83.8) 11 717 (85.3) 10 458 (85.8) 12 513 (84.3) 13 507 (80.9) 15 000 (85.4) 12 665 (82.1)
Lost a pet 7212 (7.5) 467 (8.2) 1061 (7.7) 1000 (8.2) 1286 (8.7) 1144 (6.9) 1218 (6.9) 1036 (6.7)
Shortage of food or water 31 086 (32.3) 1997 (35.2) 4747 (34.6) 3979 (32.6) 4663 (31.4) 5138 (30.8) 5601 (31.9) 4961 (32.1)
Theft in neighborhood 16 998 (17.7) 1082 (19.1) 2285 (16.6) 2307 (18.9) 3081 (20.8) 2730 (16.4) 2975 (16.9) 2538 (16.4)
Violence in neighborhood 11 990 (12.5) 571 (10.1) 1780 (13.0) 1601 (13.1) 2073 (14.0) 1638 (9.8) 1842 (10.5) 2485 (16.1)
Moved schools 5474 (5.7) 249 (4.4) 604 (4.4) 805 (6.6) 746 (5.0) 1161 (7.0) 713 (4.1) 1196 (7.8)
Helped rescue people 23 124 (24.1) 1250 (22.1) 3622 (26.4) 2986 (24.5) 3371 (22.7) 3795 (22.7) 4366 (24.9) 3734 (24.2)
Parent(s) lost job 10 964 (11.4) 677 (11.9) 1583 (11.5) 1511 (12.4) 2072 (14.0) 1586 (9.5) 1494 (8.5) 2041 (13.2)
Electricity unrestored 80 020 (16.7) 747 (13.2) 3307 (24.1) 2381 (19.5) 5091 (34.3) 1025 (6.1) 2348 (13.4) 1189 (7.7)
Water unrestored 6995 (7.3) 455 (8.0) 1173 (8.5) 750 (6.2) 1161 (7.8) 1223 (7.3) 1140 (6.5) 1093 (7.1)
Friends or family left island 55 550 (57.8) 3219 (56.8) 8053 (58.6) 7381 (60.5) 9351 (63.0) 9052 (54.2) 9448 (53.8) 9046 (58.6)