Table 3

Summary Statistics for Explanatory Variables

VariableDescription and UnitsExpected SignAverageStandard DeviationCount When Variable = 1
Objective Risk Measures
In 100-year floodplain= 1 building footprint in 100-year floodplain
= 0 otherwise
+0.25090.434370
AE zone= 1 building footprint in AE flood zone
= 0 otherwise
+0.02870.16728
AH zone= 1 building footprint in AH flood zone
= 0 otherwise
+0.22220.416562
In 500-year floodplain= 1 if building footprint in 500-year floodplain
= 0 otherwise
?0.07170.258420
Outside floodplain (excluded)= 1 if building footprint is outside a floodplain
= 0 otherwise
N/A0.67740.4683189
Volume of expected floodingVolume of expected flooding in primary structure (1,000 ft.3)+0.23710.9751N/A
Subjective Flood Risk and Flood Experience
Experienced flood damage= 1 if any flood damage reported
= 0 otherwise
?0.09320.291238
Zero expected future flooding (excluded)= 1 if expected frequency of basement flooding is 0
= 0 otherwise
N/A0.71680.4513200
1-2 times expected future flooding= 1 if expected frequency of basement flooding is 1-2 times
= 0 otherwise
+0.22580.418963
3 or more times expected future flooding= 1 if expected frequency of basement flooding is 3 or more times
= 0 otherwise
+0.05730.232916
Home’s risk much lower than neighborhood= 1 if home’s risk is much lower than neighborhood
= 0 otherwise
?0.36920.4834102
Home’s risk somewhat lower than neighborhood= 1 if home’s risk is somewhat lower than neighborhood
= 0 otherwise
?0.23660.425765
Home’s risk average for neighborhood= 1 if home’s risk is average for neighborhood
= 0 otherwise
?0.19350.395854
Home’s risk somewhat higher than neighborhood= 1 if home’s risk is somewhat higher than neighborhood
= 0 otherwise
+0.04660.211113
Home’s risk much higher than neighborhood= 1 if home’s risk is much higher than neighborhood
= 0 otherwise
+0.01080.10333
Don’t know home’s risk compared to neighborhood (excluded)= 1 if respondent selected “don’t know” for home’s risk
= 0 otherwise
N/A0.14340.351140
Home Characteristics
Mortgage= 1 if property has a mortgage
= 0 otherwise
?0.78490.4116219
Property has a basement and/or crawlspace= 1 if property has a basement and/or crawlspace
= 0 otherwise
?0.95340.2111266
Property’s total valueTotal assessed property value $10,000 (2017)+28.21436.8772N/A
In FEMA map error area= 1 if property in FEMA map error area
= 0 otherwise
-0.14700.354741
Distance to Johnson CreekEuclidean distance to Johnson Creek (ft.)-4,1212,458N/A
Demographics
IncomeMidpoint of income categories ($)+73,95243,551N/A
Education= 1 if bachelor’s degree or higher
= 0 otherwise
+0.58060.4943162
White (excluded)= 1 if White
= 0 otherwise
N/A0.84950.3582237
Asian= 1 if Asian
= 0 otherwise
?0.05380.226015
Prefer not to answer= 1 if “prefer not to answer”
= 0 otherwise
?0.04300.203212
Other= 1 if Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, some other race, or from multiple races
= 0 otherwise
?0.05380.226015
AgeYears?50.7615.25N/A
Male (excluded)= 1 if male
= 0 otherwise
N/A0.45160.4985126
Female= 1 if female
= 0 otherwise
?0.52320.5004146
Nonbinary or prefer not to answer= 1 if nonbinary or PNTA
= 0 otherwise
?0.02510.15677
Tenancy less than 1 year (excluded)= 1 if less than 1 year
= 0 otherwise
N/A0.09320.291226
Tenancy of 1-3 years= 1 if tenancy of 1-3 years
= 0 otherwise
?0.21510.411660
Tenancy of 4-7 years= 1 if tenancy of 4-7 years
= 0 otherwise
?0.17920.384250
Tenancy of 8-15 years= 1 if tenancy of 8-15 years
= 0 otherwise
?0.20790.406558
Tenancy of more than 15 years= 1 if tenancy of more than 15 years
= 0 otherwise
?0.30470.461185
  • Note: N = 279