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Table 13.2 Logit: dependent variable is 1 if respondent took any mitigation action (reinforcing house structure, using sandbag barriers, or moving possessions
to higher level)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Any mitigation
action

Any mitigation
action

Any mitigation
action

Any mitigation
action

Any mitigation
action

Any mitigation
action

Any mitigation
action Explanatory variables

Age 0.0131 0.0127 0.0131 0.00973 0.0130 0.0130 0.0129

(0.0119) (0.0113) (0.0120) (0.0118) (0.0109) (0.0113) (0.0114)

Female 0.288 0.296 0.243 0.173 0.358 0.298 0.292

(0.289) (0.277) (0.277) (0.292) (0.290) (0.280) (0.284)

Ln household savings 0.0647 *** 0.0494 ** 0.0541 ** 0.0350 0.0609 *** 0.0546 *** 0.0541 **

(0.0211) (0.0220) (0.0219) (0.0253) (0.0193) (0.0207) (0.0221)

Flood propensity score 0.798 1.791 * 1.426 1.449 1.825 * 1.862 * 1.879 *

(0.950) (1.016) (0.976) (0.967) (1.020) (1.044) (1.047)

Received any lood warning 1.775 ***

(0.621)

Warning from government oficial 1.327 ***

(0.401)

Neighbor warning 0.644 *

(0.367)

Mosque warning 1.014 ***

(0.251)

Radio warning 0.414

(0.328)

Television warning 0.0611

(0.244)

Warning from relative in other village −0.0221

(0.450)

Constant −3.429 *** −2.382 *** −2.524 *** −2.304 *** −2.525 *** −2.412 *** −2.389 ***

(0.962) (0.837) (0.859) (0.837) (0.832) (0.821) (0.843)

Observations 384 384 384 384 384 384 384