Survey: Your Ike experience
1. Please tell us your zip code. Response Percent ZIP/Postal Code: 100.0% answered question skipped question Response Count 4075 4075 14
2. Did you evacuate? Response Percent Yes No 30.2% 70.0% answered question skipped question Response Count 1227 2846 4066 23
3. When did you leave? Response Percent Before Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1.3% 12.3% 59.1% 27.5% answered question skipped question Response Count 15 143 686 319 1160 2929
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4. Where did you evacuate to? Response Percent Houston area Dallas area San Antonio area Austin area College Station area 26.7% 24.7% 16.6% 27.1% 5.8% Other (please specify) answered question skipped question Response Count 224 207 139 227 49 380 839 3250
5. How long did it take? Response Percent Less than 1 hour 1 to 3 hours 4 to 6 hours 7 to 10 hours Longer than 10 hours 13.9% 29.2% 43.3% 10.7% 3.3% answered question skipped question Response Count 163 343 509 126 39 1175 2914
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6. Was the trip more or less difficult than expected? Response Percent More difficult Less difficult About the same 7.5% 64.0% 29.0% answered question skipped question Response Count 88 750 340 1172 2917
7. Why did you evacuate? Response Percent I lived in a mandatory evacuation zone I was worried about storm surge I was worried about winds I was worried about rain and flooding I didn't want to go without electricity Response Count
42.3%
435
29.8% 41.4%
306 426
22.6%
232
41.8% Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
430 328 1028 3061
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8. What was your key source of information for deciding? Response Percent Warnings from public officials National Hurricane Center/National Weather Service Television reports Newspapers and their Web sites Friends, neighbors or acquaintances 29.6% Response Count 315
51.2%
545
33.3% 43.0%
354 457
15.5%
165
Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
269 1064 3025
9. Was gasoline generally available along your evacuation route? Response Percent Yes No 91.6% 9.0% answered question skipped question Response Count 1067 105 1165 2924
10. Did you have the ability to evacuate? Response Percent Yes No 98.0% 2.1% answered question skipped question Response Count 2792 59 2850 1239
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11. Why were you unable to evacuate? Response Percent I didn't have the money My job wouldn't allow me to leave I could not obtain assistance from public officials I didn't want to leave my pets/animals 52.5% 42.5% Response Count 21 17
5.0%
2
30.0%
12
Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
25 40 4049
12. What made you decide to stay put? Response Percent I lived outside the mandatory evacuation zone I thought the storm would turn I evacuated during Rita and vowed never to do it again Ike was only a category 2 hurricane Response Count
84.3%
2157
5.0%
128
13.5%
345
34.0% Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
870 465 2558 1531
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13. What was your key source of information for deciding? Response Percent Lack of warnings from public officials National Hurricane Center/National Weather Service Television reports Newspapers and their Web sites Friends, neighbors or acquaintances Response Count
7.4%
184
53.5%
1333
36.9% 55.4%
920 1382
11.2%
278
Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
627 2493 1596
14. If you had it to do over again, would you evacuate? Response Percent Yes No 39.6% 60.6% answered question skipped question Response Count 1506 2303 3801 288
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15. What happened to your home, as far as you know? Response Percent No damage Minimal exterior damage, downed trees, etc. Broken windows, home breached Significant flooding damage Near or total destruction of home Don't know yet 21.8% Response Count 829
69.2%
2630
4.0% 1.1% 0.5% 6.6% answered question skipped question
152 42 18 250 3803 286
16. Was the damage to your home and neighborhood better, the same, or worse than you expected? Response Percent Better Worse About the same Don't know yet 36.3% 24.2% 32.4% 7.5% answered question skipped question Response Count 1379 917 1231 286 3794 295
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17. In retrospect, how trustworthy were the following sources of information Very trustworthy 59.2% (2141) 66.2% (2448) 17.4% (611) 37.1% (1332) 20.8% (761) 10.0% (352) 43.2% (1572) 28.4% (1010) Somewhat trustworthy 27.5% (996) 23.9% (883) 25.8% (906) 27.9% (999) Somewhat full of hype Very full of hype Rating Average Response Count
Okay
National Weather Service
11.2% (406) 8.5% (315) 38.0% (1334) 26.3% (945) 19.4% (708) 25.4% (892) 16.7% (607) 28.9% (1025)
1.6% (59)
0.4% (14)
1.56
3616
National Hurricane Center
1.1% (42)
0.2% (9)
1.45
3697
State public officials like Rick Perry
13.3% (469)
5.5% (195)
2.64
3515
Local public officials like my mayor
6.0% (217)
2.6% (94)
2.09
3587
TV stations and their Web sites
27.2% (994)
19.8% (722) 26.0% (914)
12.9% (470) 22.7% (797)
2.77
3655
National network news (CNN, FOX News, etc.)
15.9% (558) 31.8% (1158) 36.3% (1289)
3.35
3513
Newspapers and their Web sites
6.1% (223)
2.2% (79)
1.92
3639
Friends, neighbors, my own experience
4.7% (168)
1.7% (60)
2.15
3552
answered question skipped question
3768 321
18. What single statement or graphical image had the biggest impact on you? Response Count 2950 answered question skipped question 2950 1139
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19. Next time what sources (you may select more than one) will you most rely upon? Response Percent National Weather Service National Hurricane Center State public officials like Rick Perry Local public officials like my mayor TV stations and their Web sites National network news (CNN, FOX News, etc.) Newspapers and their Web sites Friends, neighbors, my own experience 54.5% 74.9% 9.7% 32.1% 35.8% Response Count 2047 2815 363 1207 1344
9.1%
340
61.2%
2299
33.3%
1250
answered question skipped question
3756 333
20. Please tell us anything notable about your experiences during Hurricane Ike. Response Count 2143 answered question skipped question 2143 1946
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