Households' perceived personal risk and responses in a multihazard environment

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 539-556

  Lindell, Michael K ^a   Hwang, Seong Nam ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Floods; Hazard adjustment; Hurricanes; Risk perception; Toxic chemicals

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDS;

RISK ANALYSIS;

FLOOD DAMAGE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HURRICANE; RISK PERCEPTION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOODING; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MALE; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NATURAL DISASTERS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; TEXAS;

HARRIS COUNTY [TEXAS]; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42249103101     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01032.x     Document Type: Article

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