Table 1.
Tobit regression of climate change-attributed depths for Hurricane Harvey in Harris County, Texas.
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depths: 20% scenario | Depths: 38% scenario | Damages: 20% scenario | Damages: 38% scenario | |
| Mobile homes (ref. single-family homes) | −0.146* (0.067) | −0.244* (0.104) | −13974.716 (8660.438) | −22485.544 (12907.822) |
| Multifamily residences (ref. single-family homes) | −0.286*** (0.037) | −0.455*** (0.060) | −27291.861*** (3751.408) | −41537.089*** (5786.324) |
| Appraised value (in 10,000s) | 0.000* (0.000) | 0.000** (0.000) | 78.956*** (13.389) | 118.819*** (19.783) |
| Appraised value (in 10,000s)*Appraised value (in 10,000 s) | −0.000 (0.000) | −0.000 (0.000) | −0.008*** (0.002) | −0.012*** (0.003) |
| FEMA 100-year floodplain | 0.300*** (0.027) | 0.484*** (0.044) | 39172.316*** (4115.806) | 59673.766*** (6242.381) |
| Year built | −0.004*** (0.001) | −0.006*** (0.001) | −486.906*** (69.003) | −731.664*** (106.573) |
| Prop. Latina/x/o | 0.838*** (0.192) | 1.341*** (0.312) | 96245.978*** (22228.551) | 146089.445*** (33922.639) |
| Prop. Black | −0.492 (0.277) | −0.798 (0.446) | −55625.818 (32584.418) | −83405.492 (49818.786) |
| Prop. other race | −0.172 (0.515) | −0.285 (0.828) | −25886.556 (59985.583) | −41412.489 (91617.440) |
| Median income (in 10,000s) | 0.043* (0.018) | 0.068* (0.030) | 4558.075* (2006.640) | 6843.985* (3075.339) |
| Prop. Black*median income (in 10,000s) | 0.061 (0.067) | 0.098 (0.108) | 8795.172 (7973.184) | 12926.780 (12139.877) |
| Prop. Latina/x/o*median income (in 10,000s) | −0.113* (0.049) | −0.180* (0.079) | −11922.360* (5478.747) | −17647.823* (8414.736) |
| Prop. other race*median income (in 10,000s) | −0.092 (0.080) | −0.147 (0.130) | −9267.221 (8833.474) | −13570.820 (13470.497) |
| Constant | 6.402*** (1.100) | 10.166*** (1.783) | 841824.157*** (134170.769) | 1263358.957*** (207126.315) |
| Observations | 1108198 | 1108198 | 1108198 | 1108198 |
Standard errors in parentheses.
Standard errors clustered within census tracts.
Statistical tests are two-sided.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001