ICPSR 34891

National Survey of Disaster

Experiences and Preparedness
(NSDEP), 2007-2008

Description

Inter-university Consortium for

Political and Social Research
P.O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
www.icpsr.umich.edu

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Bibliographic Description
ICPSR Study No.:
Title:

Principal Investigator(s):
Funding Agency:

34891
National Survey of Disaster Experiences and Preparedness (NSDEP),
2007-2008
Linda B. Bourque, University of California-Los Angeles
National Science Foundation
United States Department of Homeland Security. Directorate of Science
and Technology

Grant Number:

1543106
N00140510629, Z923001, 0000052171

Bibliographic Citation:

Bourque, Linda B. National Survey of Disaster Experiences and

Preparedness (NSDEP), 2007-2008. ICPSR34891-v2. Ann Arbor, MI:
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research[distributor],
2014-03-25. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34891.v2

Scope of Study
Summary:

The National Survey of Disaster Experiences and Preparedness

(NSDEP), 2007-2008 examined public preparedness, mitigation,
avoidance actions, intended actions and perceptions of major hazards
with an emphasis on the hazards created by terrorism. Telephone
interviews were conducted with 3300 United States residents between
April 13, 2007 and February 13, 2008. Information was collected on
topics such as terrorism, the government, knowledge about terrorism,
and disaster/emergency planning and preparedness. Demographic and
background variables included marital status, household composition,
age, gender, education, country of birth, ethnicity, employment status,
and income.

Subject Term(s):

accidents, communities, disasters, earthquakes, emergency

preparedness, emergency services, experience, floods, health,
hurricanes, information, knowledge (awareness), perceptions, property,
risk, September 11 attack, terrorism, terrorist threat, threats, tornadoes,
transportation, travel, trust in government

Smallest Geographic Unit:

city
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- ICPSR 34891 Geographic Coverage:

Time Period:

Date(s) of Collection:

Unit of Observation:
Universe:
Data Type:
Data Collection Notes:

District of Columbia, Los Angeles, New York City, United States

September 11, 2001 - February 13, 2008

April 13, 2007 - February 13, 2008

individual
Residents of the continental United States
survey data
There are verbatim responses to question one in the survey. These have
not been deposited as they are embargoed until 2015. After 2015 they
will be deposited with this study.
This collection contains string responses which have been edited by
ICPSR in order to protect respondent anonymity and prevent disclosure
risk. These edited string responses have been provided in the zip file
pkg34891-0001.zip.
Additional information about the National Survey of Disaster Experiences
and Preparedness can be found at the Earthquake Survey Data at UCLA
(Link) Web site.

Methodology
Purpose of the Study:

Study Design:
Sample:

The purpose was to provide science-based information regarding

perceptions of, preparations for, responses to, and recovery from terrorist
attacks, in the domestic U.S. context.
n/a
The sample was comprised of two strata: a high-visibility stratum and a
low-visibility stratum. High visibility areas were conceptualized as
high-profile areas with highly visible targets, and thus can be considered
at high risk for terrorism. The high visibility stratum included the District
of Columbia (DC, Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun,
Montgomery, and Prince George's counties), Los Angeles County, and
New York City (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island).
The low visibility stratum included the rest of the continental United
States. Sampling within strata was proportional to size with the exception
of the District of Columbia, which was over-sampled to protect against
under-representation to achieve a sufficient number of complete
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- ICPSR 34891 interviews for analysis. No specific geographic quotas were established
for the low-visibility stratum, and interviews were completed in rough
proportion to the population for regions, states, and counties.
Random-digit-dialing (RDD) was used in sampling. Telephone numbers
were pre-screened for business numbers, pre-screened disconnected
numbers, and cell phones. Please refer to the Original P.I. Documentation
in the ICPSR Codebook for additional information on sampling.
Weight:

The data are not weighted. However, the weight variables SAMPHHWT
and RAKEDHHWT are present and may be applied to the data. Applying
SAMPHHWT makes the sample unbiased, but only with respect to the
responding population. RAKEDHHWT sums to the sample size and can
be used in place of the original sampling weight, SAMPHHWT. Please
refer to the Original P.I. Documentation in the ICPSR Codebook for
additional information on weighting.

Mode of Data Collection:

computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI)

Description of Variables:

The data consists of 415 variables that are centered around respondents'
recollection of terrorist events and natural disasters.

Response Rates:

35 percent, calculated as the ratio of unweighted completion cases to

estimated eligible cases. Please refer to the Original P.I. Documentation
in the ICPSR Codebook for additional information on response rates.

Extent of Processing:

Standardized missing values.

Created online analysis version with question text.
Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

Access and Availability

Note:

A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the
summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record
length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
Some instruments administered as part of this study may contain contents
from copyrighted instruments. Reproductions of the instruments are
provided solely as documentation for the analysis of the data associated
with this collection. Please contact the data producers for information
on permissions to use the instruments for other purposes.

Original ICPSR Release:

Version History:

2014-02-10
The last update of this study occurred on 2014-03-25.
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- ICPSR 34891 2014-03-25 - The processing notes in the Codebook have been edited
to include additional variables. An Excel file in the zipped package was
also edited for disclosure risk.
Dataset(s):

DS1: National Survey of Disaster Experiences and Preparedness

(NSDEP), 2007-2008

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