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Household Emergency Preparedness by Housing Type from a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER), Michigan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2014

Michelle Murti ,
Tesfaye Bayleyegn ,
Martha Stanbury ,
William Dana Flanders ,
Ellen Yard ,
Mawuli Nyaku  and
Amy Wolkin
Michelle Murti
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, Georgia
Tesfaye Bayleyegn
Affiliation:
Health Studies Branch, Atlanta, Georgia
Martha Stanbury
Affiliation:
Michigan Department of Community Health, Epidemiology, Lansing, Michigan
William Dana Flanders
Affiliation:
Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Atlanta, Georgia
Ellen Yard
Affiliation:
Health Studies Branch, Atlanta, Georgia
Mawuli Nyaku
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, Georgia
Amy Wolkin*
Affiliation:
Health Studies Branch, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Amy Wolkin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Studies Branch, 4770 Buford Hwy., Mailstop F-60, Chamblee, GA 30341 (e-mail: ajf9@cdc.gov).
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Abstract

Objectives

We examined the association between housing type and household emergency preparedness among households in Oakland County, Michigan.

Methods

We used interview data on household emergency preparedness from a cluster design survey in Oakland County, Michigan, in 2012. We compared survey-weighted frequencies of household demographics, medical conditions, and preparedness measures in single-detached homes versus multi-unit dwellings, and determined the unadjusted odds ratios (OR) and the income-level adjusted OR for each preparedness measure.

Results

Households had similar demographics and medical conditions between housing types. Unadjusted ORs were statistically significant for single detached homes having a generator (11.1), back-up heat source (10.9), way to cook without utilities (5.8), carbon monoxide (CO) detector (3.8), copies of important documents (3.4), evacuation routes (3.1), and 3-day supply of water (2.5). Income level adjusted ORs remained statistically significant except for owning a CO detector.

Conclusions

Households in multi-unit dwellings were less likely to have certain recommended emergency plans and supplies compared to those in single detached homes. Further research is required to explore the feasibility, barriers, and alternatives for households in multi-unit dwellings in terms of complying with these measures. (Disaster Med Public Preparedness. 2014;0:1–8)

Keywords

Emergency PreparednessEpidemiologic MethodsHousingDisasters
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 12 - 19
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2014 

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