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. 2019 Sep;109(Suppl 4):S290–S296. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305141

TABLE 3—

Faith-Based Organization Characteristics and Association With Emergency Preparedness, New York City, 2016

Organization Characteristic n = 223, % Emergency Management Plan, RRa (95% CI) Continuity of Operations Plan, RR (95% CI) Emergency Communications System, RR (95% CI) Emergency Resources Identified, RR (95% CI) Emergency Practice/ Experience, RR (95% CI)
Own building 68.90 0.9 (0.5, 1.5) 1.0 (0.7, 1.5) 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) 0.7 (0.6, 1.0)
Clergy, no.
 1–2 41.90 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 3–6 36.30 1.3 (0.7, 2.7) 1.2 (0.7, 2.1) 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) 1.3 (0.9, 2.1) 0.9 (0.7, 2.1)
 > 6 21.80 1.4 (0.7, 3.1) 2.0 (1.2, 3.3) 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) 1.3 (0.8, 2.1) 1.2 (1.0, 1.6)
Staff, no.
 0 8.60 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 1 13.10 0.9 (0.3, 2.5) 1.2 (0.5, 2.7) 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 1.0 (0.5, 1.9) 1.1 (0.7, 1.7)
 2–4 26.60 0.6 (0.3, 1.7) 1.0 (0.4, 2.1) 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) 0.6 (0.3, 1.3) 1.0 (0.6, 1.5)
 5–14 27.00 0.8 (0.3, 2.0) 1.1 (0.5, 2.2) 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 1.0 (0.5, 1.8) 1.1 (0.7, 1.7)
 > 14 24.80 1.2 (0.5, 2.9) 1.6 (0.8, 3.2) 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) 1.5 (0.9, 2.7) 1.2 (0.8, 1.8)
Volunteers, no.
 0 35.40 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 1–5 15.10 1.4 (0.7, 2.8) 1.1 (0.6, 2.1) 1.1 (0.9, 1.2) 1.5 (0.8, 2.5) 1.1 (0.8, 1.5)
 6–24 24.00 1.0 (0.5, 2.0) 1.1 (0.7, 1.9) 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) 1.6 (1.0, 2.6) 0.9 (0.6, 1.2)
 > 24 25.50 0.6 (0.3 1.5) 1.2 (0.7, 2.0) 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) 1.5 (0.9, 2.3) 1.0 (0.7, 1.3)
Service area
 Whole borough 83.25 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 > 1 borough 16.75 2.9 (1.8, 4.5) 2.0 (1.4, 2.8) 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) 1.6 (1.1, 2.2) 1.3 (1.0, 1.6)
Large foreign language population 65.02 1.0 (0.6, 1.6) 0.8 (0.6, 1.2) 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) 0.8 (0.6, 1.0)
Interested in emergency preparedness trainings 72.65 0.3 (0.2 0.8) 0.5 (0.3, 0.8) 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) 0.3 (0.1, 0.5) 0.4 (0.3, 0.6)
Trust for training and collaboration
 Government 56.05 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) 0.9 (0.6, 1.2) 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) 0.4 (0.3, 0.7) 0.8 (0.6, 1.0)
 Secular 47.09 0.9 (0.5, 1.4) 0.9 (0.7, 1.3) 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) 0.7 (0.5, 0.8)

Note. CI = confidence interval; RR = risk ratio.

a

Unadjusted RRs estimated via log-linked binomial regression of having indicator in place on organization characteristic.