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Table 13.3 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)
Any
mitigation
action
Any
mitigation
action
Any
mitigation
action
Any
mitigation
action
Any
mitigation
action
Any
mitigation
action
Explanatory
variables
Age
0.0128
0.0123
0.0128
0.0128
0.0120
0.0112
(0.0120)
(0.0131)
(0.0120)
(0.0120)
(0.0124)
(0.0120)
Female
0.293
0.337
0.290
0.291
0.313
0.457 *
(0.292)
(0.302)
(0.297)
(0.291)
(0.296)
(0.272)
Ln household
savings
0.0623 ***
(0.0212)
0.0695 ***
(0.0223)
0.0621 ***
(0.0213)
0.0620 ***
(0.0215)
0.0586 ***
(0.0225)
0.0640 ***
(0.0245)
Flood propensity
score
0.937
(0.920)
1.036
(0.870)
0.936
(0.921)
0.938
(0.919)
1.272
(0.950)
1.278
(0.861)
Received any
lood warning
1.609 ***
(0.609)
1.489 **
(0.689)
1.598 ***
(0.609)
1.580 **
(0.617)
1.678 ***
(0.625)
1.737 ***
(0.610)
Flood preparation
time
0.00262 **
(0.00107)
0.00170 **
(0.000844)
0.00263 **
(0.00107)
0.000448
(0.00920)
0.00204 *
(0.00104)
0.00179
(0.00112)
Pre-2010 flood
experience
1.494 ***
(0.367)
1.336 ***
(0.330)
1.405 ***
(0.268)
Flood- designated
village
0.611 ***
(0.234)
Received
assistance for
mitigation
0.0636
(0.240)
(Any warning) *
(Preparation
time)
0.00221
(0.00957)
Time preference
−1.020 ***
(0.336)
Constant
−3.483 ***
−3.830 ***
−3.496 ***
−3.457 ***
−3.691 ***
−2.641 ***
(0.962)
(0.997)
(0.962)
(0.965)
(1.036)
(0.994)
Observations
384
384
384
384
384
384
Robust standard errors in parentheses
*** p < 0.01; ** p < 0.05; * p < 0.1
thelikelihoodofmovinghouseholdpossessions.However,mosquesandgovernment
officials are the only information sources that significantly increase the likelihood of
reinforcing the house structure, as shown in Table 13.5 .
The timing of warnings appears important, as shown in Tables 13.3 and 13.4 .
The number of hours between the warning and the flood significantly increases the
likelihood of mitigating action (Table 13.3 ).Havingpreparationtimeinadditionto
having any warning significantly increases the likelihood of moving household
possessions (Table 13.4 ).
In addition, we see that other factors of personal characteristics and background
affect mitigation action and the types of mitigation taken. Having experienced a
flood prior to 2010 significantly increases the likelihood of moving household
 
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