Turks and Caicos Islands

45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Figure 5.8.4: Financial security: Job loss or natural disaster
Figure 5.8.4 and Table 5.8.18 show that in relation to Job Loss:
32.3% of respondents indicated that they would have financial coverage for less than one
month;
25.8% of respondents indicated they would have reserves for between one and three months;
19.4% of respondents indicated they would have reserves for between four and six months;
and
only two respondents indicated they would have financial reserves for more than one year.
Financial Reserve
Less than 1
month
1 - 3 months 4 - 6 months 7-9 months 10-12
months
Table 5.8.18: Sample distribution by financial security: Job loss
Male
Respondents
Natural Disaster Job Loss
Male Headed Female Headed
Female
Respondents
151
Male
Respondents
More than 1
year
Female
Respondents
Sample
Less than 1 month 6 33.3% 0 0.0% NA NA 4 33.3% 10 32.3%
1 - 3 months 3 16.7% 1 100.0% NA NA 4 33.3% 8 25.8%
4 - 6 months 4 22.2% 0 0.0% NA NA 2 16.7% 6 19.4%
7 - 9 months 1 5.6% 0 0.0% NA NA 1 8.3% 2 6.5%
10 - 12 months 0 0.0% 0 0.0% NA NA 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
More than 1 year 2 11.1% 0 0.0% NA NA 0 0.0% 2 6.5%
Do not know 0 0.0% 0 0.0% NA NA 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Female respondents indicated similar, yet slightly shorter periods of financial coverage for a natural
disaster as they had for job loss. Generally male respondents also indicated the similar, though slightly