Table 1.

Survey question and summary statistics for variables analyzed among adult respondents (N = 403) to a post–Hurricane Harvey survey in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, Texas, metropolitan statistical area, 2017

Variable	Survey Question	No. of Respondents	Mean Value	No. (%) of Respondents With Missing Information for This Question
Dependent variables
Physical health problems	Respondent was asked if he/she experienced 24 health problems (Table 2) during or any time after Hurricane Harvey
	0 = No problems experienced	177	0.56	0
	1 = ≥1 problem experienced	226
Posttraumatic stress	Respondent was asked 17 items related to posttraumatic stress symptoms from the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-S (PCL-S),32 and a composite score (on a scale of 17-85) was calculated (Table 3)
	0 = No, score <40	304	0.18	32 (8.0)
	1 = Yes, score ≥40	67
Lack of access to health care	Respondent was asked if he/she went without access to health care or medical services for some time during or soon after Hurricane Harvey
	0 = No	305	0.22	10 (2.5)
	1 = Yes	88
Social vulnerability
Age	In what year were you born?	377	49.6	26 (6.4)
Sex	Are you male or female?
	0 = Female	220	0.44	7 (1.7)
	1 = Male	176
Ethnicity	Are you Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish origin?
	0 = No	245	0.38	5 (1.2)
	1 = Yes	153
Black or African American	Which of the following best describes your race?
	0 = No, if not black or African American	319	0.20	8 (2.0)
	1 = Yes, if black or African American	76
Multiple/other races	Which of the following best describes your race?
	0 = No, if not multiple/other races	357	0.09	9 (2.2)
	1 = Yes, if not multiple/other races	37
US born	Were you born in the United States?
	0 = No	131	0.67	10 (2.5)
	1 = Yes	262
Income	What was your total annual household income for the year 2016 before taxes?
	1 = <$10 000 2 = $10 000-$19 999 3 = $20 000-$29 999 4 = $30 000-$39 999 5 = $40 000-$49 999 6 = $50 000-$74 999 7 = $75 000-$99 999 8 = $100 000-$149 999 9 = $150 000-$249 999 10 = ≥$250 000	367	4.89	36 (8.9)
Disaster experiences
Evacuation disability	Because of a physical, mental, or emotional health condition, did you need any special assistance during Hurricane Harvey to evacuate your home and get to a safe place?
	0 = No	364	0.07	10 (2.5)
	1 = Yes	29
Evacuated	Did you evacuate your home?
	0 = No	302	0.23	13 (3.0)
	1 = Yes	88
Lost job	Did you or anyone else in your household lose a job because of Hurricane Harvey?
	0 = No	357 (0)	0.09	9 (2.2)
	1 = Yes	37 (1)
Unmet needsa	Which of the following happened to you during or soon after Hurricane Harvey?
	Sum of 10 measures (range, 0-10)a	393	2.73	10 (2.5)
Adverse eventsb	Which of the following happened to you during or soon after Hurricane Harvey?
	Sum of 12 measures (range, 0-12)b	393	3.04	10 (2.5)
Personal exposuresc	Which of the following happened to you during or soon after Hurricane Harvey?
	Sum of 5 measures (range, 0-5)c	393	1.13	10 (2.5)
Home site effects
Flood extentd	Proportion of area surrounding respondents’ home (100-m radius) that floodedd	357	0.16	46 (11.4)
Level of home damage	Was the home you were living in at the time of Hurricane Harvey “not damaged at all,” “damaged to a minor degree,” “damaged to a limited degree,” “seriously damaged,” or “completely destroyed”?
	1 = Not damaged at all 2 = Minor damage 3 = Limited damage 4 = Serious damage 5 = Completely destroyed	392	1.84	11 (2.7)
Square feet of mold	How much surface area in the home you lived in was covered by mold after Hurricane Harvey?
	1 = 0 2 = <10 square feet 3 = 10-25 square feet 4 = 25-100 square feet 5 = >100 square feet	389	1.72	14 (3.5)
Access to aid
Cleanup	After Hurricane Harvey, did you help clean or repair any flooded home sites?
	0 = No	100	0.74	21 (5.2)
	1 = Yes	282
Received social supporte	Since Hurricane Harvey, how often did family members, friends, neighbors, or coworkers . . . ?
	Sum of 8 measures (range, 8-32)e	394	15.4	9 (2.2)

^aUnmet needs items were as follows: you went without a comfortable place to sleep for some time; you went without adequate drinking water for some time; you went without adequate clothing for some time; you went without a bathroom for some time; you went without running hot water for some time; you went without electricity for some time; you went without adequate food for some time; you went without adequate transportation for some time; you lacked money for living expenses for some time; or you went without clean piped water for some time.

^bAdverse events items were as follows: you saw someone drowning or in danger of drowning; you lost a pet or had to abandon one; you worried about crime; you had to perform a dangerous activity; you were stranded in an unsafe place during the disaster; you lost irreplaceable items such as photographs, family mementos; you thought at least once that you might be injured or killed; you worried about family members or friends; you had to split up from household members; you were separated from your children; you experienced unsanitary living conditions; or you experienced crowded living conditions.

^cPersonal exposure items were as follows: you were present when major flooding or hurricane damage occurred; you were a victim of a crime; you smelled unpleasant chemical odors; you inhaled smoke from chemical fires; or you made physical or skin contact with chemicals or contaminants.

^dDerived using the Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates of Harvey flood extent for areas surrounding respondents’ home sites.²³

^eSocial support items were as follows: suggest some action that you should take; give, loan, or offer you money or something else you needed; comfort you with a hug or another sign of affection; let you know they would be around if you needed them; express interest and concern in your well-being; offer or provide you with a place to stay; help you with cleaning up or improving your property; or bring you food or cook for you.