Research has shown that post-disaster assistance may be inequitably distributed and that socially vulnerable residents may experience constraints in recovering from disasters. We examined social inequities in receipt of assistance and near-term recovery for a population-based sample of 312 Greater Houston households surveyed following Hurricane Harvey. We used generalized linear models to examine relationships between social vulnerability indicators and the receipt of assistance from all sources, and separately from government or non-government organization (NGO) sources; and we assessed how social vulnerability indicators and the receipt of assistance influenced recovery. We found that householders identifying as US-born Hispanic (vs. non-Hispanic White) (OR = 4.50; 95% CI = 1.69,12.01), householders exhibiting more post-traumatic stress (PTS) (OR = 1.02; 95% CI = 1.00,1.04), and households with more property damage (OR = 2.23; 95% CI = 1.67,2.98) had greater odds of receiving assistance from any source. Having dependent children (OR = 2.38; 95% CI = 1.24,4.57), lower income (OR = 0.87; 95% CI = 0.77,0.996), and more property damage (OR = 2.23; 95% CI = 1.66,2.99) increased households' odds of receiving government assistance. More PTS (OR = 1.03; 95% CI = 1.01,1.05) and property damage (OR = 1.77; 95% CI = 1.29,2.42) increased—while having disabled members decreased (OR = 0.37; 95% CI = 0.15,0.93)—households’ odds of receiving NGO assistance. Receiving assistance did not predict greater household recovery (b = −0.05; 95% CI = −0.72,0.62), but higher income (b = 0.22; 95% CI = 0.09,0.36), absence of disability (b = −1.01; 95% CI: 1.98,-0.03), less PTS (b = −0.03; 95% CI = −0.06,-0.01), and less property damage (b = −1.13; 95% CI = −1.45,-0.82) did. Findings suggest that post-disaster assistance organizations should better address the needs of disabled survivors, and that risk reduction efforts should emphasize pre-event hazard mitigation and disaster preparedness to facilitate post-event recovery.

研究表明，灾后援助可能分配不均，社会上脆弱的居民可能会在灾难恢复中遇到限制。我们对哈维飓风后接受调查的312个大休斯顿家庭进行了人口抽样调查，考察了接受援助和近期恢复时的社会不平等现象。我们使用广义线性模型来检验社会脆弱性指标与所有来源（与政府或非政府组织（NGO）来源）分开的援助之间的关系；我们评估了社会脆弱性指标和援助的接收如何影响恢复。我们发现，识别为美国出生的西班牙裔（相对于非西班牙裔白人）的住户（OR = 4.50； 95％CI = 1.69,12.01），表现出更大的创伤后压力（PTS）的家庭（OR = 1.02; 95％CI = 1.00,1.04），以及财产损失更大的家庭（OR = 2.23; 95％CI = 1.67,2.98）任何来源。有受抚养子女（OR = 2.38; 95％CI = 1.24,4.57），较低的收入（OR = 0.87; 95％CI = 0.77,0.996）和更多的财产损失（OR = 2.23; 95％CI = 1.66,2.99）增加了家庭获得政府援助的几率。增加了更多的PTS（OR = 1.03; 95％CI = 1.01,1.05）和财产损失（OR = 1.77; 95％CI = 1.29,2.42）—而残疾成员减少了（OR = 0.37; 95％CI = 0.15,0.93 ）-家庭获得非政府组织援助的几率。接受援助并不能预示家庭的恢复（98）获得任何来源协助的可能性更高。有受抚养子女（OR = 2.38; 95％CI = 1.24,4.57），较低的收入（OR = 0.87; 95％CI = 0.77,0.996）和更多的财产损失（OR = 2.23; 95％CI = 1.66,2.99）增加了家庭获得政府援助的几率。增加了更多的PTS（OR = 1.03; 95％CI = 1.01,1.05）和财产损失（OR = 1.77; 95％CI = 1.29,2.42）—而残疾成员减少了（OR = 0.37; 95％CI = 0.15,0.93 ）-家庭获得非政府组织援助的几率。接受援助并不能预示家庭的恢复（98）获得任何来源协助的可能性更高。有受抚养子女（OR = 2.38; 95％CI = 1.24,4.57），较低的收入（OR = 0.87; 95％CI = 0.77,0.996）和更多的财产损失（OR = 2.23; 95％CI = 1.66,2.99）增加了家庭获得政府援助的几率。更多的PTS（OR = 1.03; 95％CI = 1.01,1.05）和财产损失（OR = 1.77; 95％CI = 1.29,2.42）增加了-而残疾成员减少了（OR = 0.37; 95％CI = 0.15,0.93 ）-家庭获得非政府组织援助的几率。接受援助并不能预示家庭的恢复（增加了更多的PTS（OR = 1.03; 95％CI = 1.01,1.05）和财产损失（OR = 1.77; 95％CI = 1.29,2.42）—而残疾成员减少了（OR = 0.37; 95％CI = 0.15,0.93 ）-家庭获得非政府组织援助的几率。接受援助并不能预示家庭的恢复（增加了更多的PTS（OR = 1.03; 95％CI = 1.01,1.05）和财产损失（OR = 1.77; 95％CI = 1.29,2.42）—而残疾成员减少了（OR = 0.37; 95％CI = 0.15,0.93 ）-家庭获得非政府组织援助的几率。接受援助并不能预示家庭的恢复（b  = -0.05；95％CI = -0.72,0.62），但收入较高（b  = 0.22; 95％CI = 0.09,0.36），无残疾（b  = -1.01; 95％CI：1.98，-0.03），PTS较少（b  = -0.03； 95％CI = -0.06，-0.01），而财产损失较小（b  = -1.13； 95％CI = -1.45，-0.82）。调查结果表明，灾后援助组织应更好地满足残障幸存者的需求，减少风险的工作应强调事前减灾和备灾工作，以促进事后恢复。