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Race and income disparities in disaster preparedness in old age.
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Journal of Gerontological Social Work . Oct2018, Vol. 61 Issue 7, p719-734. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This study investigated to what extent income status and race/ethnicity in old age interplayed with disaster preparedness. Data came from the 2010 Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative panel survey of older Americans over 51 years old. Our sample was restricted to respondents who participated in a special survey about disaster preparedness (N=1,711). Disaster preparedness was measured as a score, which includes 13 variables. Race/ethnicity was categorized by White, Black, and Hispanic. Low income was defined as below 300% of the federal poverty line. OLS regression was used to examine the main and interaction effects of race/ethnicity and lower income status on disaster preparedness scores. We found that older adults in lower income status had lower preparedness level than those in higher income (Coef. =-0.318, p<.01). Hispanics tend to be less prepared compared to White and Blacks (Coef. =-0.608, p<.001). Preparedness of Black elders was not significantly different from that of Whites. However, interestingly, Black elders in lower income status were significantly less prepared for disaster than other groups (Coef. =- 0.622, p<.05). This study identified vulnerable subgroups of older adults for disaster preparedness and suggests that preparedness programs should target minority and low income elders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BLACK people
*CHI-squared test
*STATISTICAL correlation
*EMERGENCY management
*HEALTH services accessibility
*HISPANIC Americans
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RACE
*REGRESSION analysis
*STATISTICAL sampling
*STATISTICS
*SURVEYS
*WHITE people
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ONE-way analysis of variance
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01634372
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 132083989
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2018.1489929