Schnall Amy Helene, Kieszak Stephanie, Heiman Harry J, Bayleyegn Tesfaye, Daniel Johnni, Hanchey Arianna, Stauber Christine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Chamblee, Georgia. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-3689.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Chamblee, Georgia.
J Emerg Manag. 2023;21(7):51-69. doi: 10.5055/jem.0737.
It is vital that households are prepared for a natural disaster to help mitigate potential negative impacts. Our goal was to characterize United States household preparedness on a national level to guide next steps to better prepare for and respond to disasters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We added 10 questions to the existing Porter Novelli's ConsumerStyles surveys in fall 2020 (N = 4,548) and spring 2021 (N = 6,455) to examine factors that contribute to overall household preparedness levels.
Being married (odds ratio (OR), 1.2), having children in the home (OR, 1.5), and having a household income of $150,000 or more (OR, 1.2) are all associated with increased preparedness levels. Those in the Northeast are least likely to be prepared (OR, 0.8). Persons living in mobile homes, Recreational Vehicles, boats, or vans are half as likely to have preparedness plans compared to those living in single family homes (OR, 0.6).
As a nation, there is much work to be done in terms of preparedness to reach performance measure targets of 80 percent. These data can help inform response planning and the updating of communication resources such as websites, fact sheets, and other materials to reach a wide audience of disaster epidemiologists, emergency managers, and the public.
家庭为自然灾害做好准备以帮助减轻潜在负面影响至关重要。我们的目标是在国家层面描述美国家庭的准备情况，以指导后续步骤，以便在新冠疫情期间更好地为灾害做准备并做出应对。
我们在2020年秋季（N = 4548）和2021年春季（N = 6455）对现有的波特诺韦利消费者风格调查增加了10个问题，以研究有助于提高家庭总体准备水平的因素。
已婚（优势比（OR）为1.2）、家中有孩子（OR为1.5）以及家庭收入为15万美元或以上（OR为1.2）都与准备水平的提高相关。东北部的居民准备不足的可能性最小（OR为0.8）。与居住在独栋房屋中的人相比，居住在移动房屋、休闲车、船只或货车中的人制定准备计划的可能性只有一半（OR为0.6）。
作为一个国家而言，在准备方面要达到80%的绩效衡量目标还有很多工作要做。这些数据有助于为应对计划提供信息，并更新网站、情况说明书和其他材料等沟通资源，以覆盖广大的灾害流行病学家、应急管理人员和公众。
