We analyzed data from a survey administered to 1,212 respondents living in superstorm Hurricane Sandy-affected areas. We estimated the effect of having experienced hurricane-induced disruptions to utility services, such as electricity, water, gas, phone service, and public transportation, on having an evacuation plan. Around 39% of respondents reported having an evacuation plan in case a hurricane affects their neighborhood this year. Respondents who had experienced disruptions to electricity supply had an approximately 11 percentage-point higher likelihood of having an evacuation plan than those who had experienced no such disruptions. Respondents who had experienced monetary losses from Hurricane Sandy had around a five percentage-point higher likelihood of having an evacuation plan compared with those who had not. Among control variables, prior evacuation, distance to the coastline, residence in a flood zone, concern about the impacts of future natural disaster events, had window protection, and household members being disabled, each had an association with residents’ future evacuation planning and hurricane preparedness. In light of these findings, we discuss the policy implications of our findings for improving disaster management in hurricane-prone areas.

我们分析了对居住在超级风暴桑迪飓风影响地区的 1,212 名受访者进行的一项调查的数据。我们估算了飓风对公用事业服务（如电力，水，煤气，电话服务和公共交通）造成的干扰对撤离计划的影响。大约 39% 的受访者报告说，他们制定了疏散计划，以防今年飓风影响他们的社区。经历过电力供应中断的受访者制定疏散计划的可能性比没有经历过此类中断的受访者高约 11 个百分点。与没有经历过飓风桑迪经济损失的受访者相比，他们制定疏散计划的可能性要高出约 5 个百分点。在控制变量中，事前疏散，到海岸线的距离，在洪水区的居住，对未来自然灾害事件的影响的关注，窗户的保护以及家庭成员的残障，每个人都与居民未来的疏散计划和飓风的准备工作相关联。根据这些发现，我们讨论了我们的发现对改善飓风多发地区灾害管理的政策影响。