. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 Jun 1;15(5):624–630. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.80

Table 4.

Association between preparedness actions and confidence in addressing emergency situations among U.S. adults aged 50–80 years.

		Very confident^a in ability to address
Preparedness actions		Power outage	Severe weather	Evacuation from home
7-day supply of food and water	Yes	75%	54%	45%
	No	62%	39%	32%
7-day supply of essential medications/health supplies	Yes	74%	52%	43%
	No	47%	28%	21%
Stocked emergency kit	Yes	79%	62%	52%
	No	65%	41%	33%
Had conversations about evacuation from home	Yes	75%	54%	49%
	No	65%	43%	32%

Note: Unadjusted association tested using chi-squared analysis; p-value <0.001 for all analyses

^a:

Response options included ‘very confident,’ ‘somewhat confident,’ and ‘not confident.’ ‘Very confident’ tested as outcome. See full survey instrument in Appendix.