Understanding Household Preferences for Hurricane Risk Mitigation Information: Evidence from Survey Responses
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
Risk information is critical to adopting mitigation measures, and seeking risk information is influenced by a variety of factors. An essential component of the recently adopted My Safe Florida Home (MSFH) program by the State of Florida is to provide homeowners with pertinent risk information to facilitate hurricane risk mitigation activities. We develop an analytical framework to understand household preferences for hurricane risk mitigation information through allowing an intensive home inspection. An empirical analysis is used to identify major drivers of household preferences to receive personalized information regarding recommended hurricane risk mitigation measures. A variety of empirical specifications show that households with home insurance, prior experience with damages, and with a higher sense of vulnerability to be affected by hurricanes are more likely to allow inspection to seek information. However, households with more members living in the home and households who live in manufactured/mobile homes are less likely to allow inspection. While findings imply MSFH program's ability to link incentives offered by private and public agencies in promoting mitigation, households that face a disproportionately higher level of risk can get priority to make the program more effective. © 2014 Society for Risk Analysis.
Publication Title
Risk Analysis
Volume
34
Issue
6
First Page
984
Last Page
996
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1111/risa.12196
PubMed ID
24673618
ISSN
02724332
E-ISSN
15396924
Citation Information
Chatterjee, & Mozumder, P. (2014). Understanding Household Preferences for Hurricane Risk Mitigation Information: Evidence from Survey Responses. Risk Analysis, 34(6), 984–996. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.12196