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In the event of a hurricane, 90.3% of the sample was aware of what to do, without having to ask for<br />
assistance.<br />
In the instance of flooding, a slightly less proportion of respondents sampled (71.0%) were aware of<br />
appropriate actions to take, without asking for assistance<br />
In the instance of a storm surge, 32.3% of respondents sampled were aware of appropriate actions<br />
to take, without asking for assistance<br />
In the instance of a drought, 29.0% of respondents sampled were aware of appropriate actions to<br />
take, without asking for assistance<br />
In the event of a l<strong>and</strong>slide, only 12.9% of respondents were aware of what should be done.<br />
Table 5.8.34: Knowledge of appropriate response to climate related events<br />
Event Knowledge SAMPLE 1 MALE HEADED<br />
Male Female Total<br />
FEMALE HEADED<br />
Male Female Total<br />
Yes 90.3% 83.3% 100.0% 84.2% NA 100.0% 100.0%<br />
Hurricane No 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% NA 0.0% 0.0%<br />
Don't Know 6.5% 11.1% 0.0% 10.5% NA 0.0% 0.0%<br />
Yes 71.0% 66.7% 100.0% 68.4% NA 75.0% 75.0%<br />
Flooding No 16.1% 16.7% 0.0% 15.8% NA 16.7% 16.7%<br />
Don't Know 9.7% 11.1% 0.0% 10.5% NA 8.3% 8.3%<br />
Yes 32.3% 27.8% 100.0% 31.6% NA 33.3% 33.3%<br />
Storm Surge No 41.9% 44.4% 0.0% 42.1% NA 41.7% 41.7%<br />
Don't Know 22.6% 22.2% 0.0% 21.1% NA 25.0% 25.0%<br />
Yes 29.0% 33.3% 0.0% 31.6% NA 25.0% 25.0%<br />
Drought No 41.9% 38.9% 100.0% 42.1% NA 41.7% 41.7%<br />
Don't Know 19.4% 22.2% 0.0% 21.1% NA 16.7% 16.7%<br />
Yes 12.9% 16.7% 0.0% 15.8% NA 8.3% 8.3%<br />
L<strong>and</strong>slides No 25.8% 16.7% 100.0% 21.1% NA 33.3% 33.3%<br />
Don't Know 58.1% 61.1% 0.0% 57.9% NA 58.3% 58.3%<br />
1: Where one or more respondents did not indicate an option, the total percentage of respondents sum up to less 100%<br />
Given the frequency of hurricane <strong>and</strong> flooding events yearly, <strong>and</strong> previous experiences with hurricane <strong>and</strong><br />
flooding impacts in the community, it is not surprising that residents have a higher level of knowledge on<br />
preparation tasks <strong>and</strong> requirements for these events, compared to others.<br />
When questioned around the perceived risk of climate related events to their households, respondents<br />
most often indicated a low risk or no risk to most events (see Table 5.8.35).<br />
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