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Social Disparities in the Duration of Power and Piped Water Outages in Texas After Winter Storm Uri.
Document Type
Article
Source
American Journal of Public Health; Jan2023, Vol. 113 Issue 1, p30-34, 5p
Subject
Confidence intervals
Telephones
Race
Public health
Electricity
Water supply
Descriptive statistics
Field notes (Science)
Sociodemographic factors
Housing
Metropolitan areas
Climate change
African Americans
Texas
Language
ISSN
00900036
Abstract
We assessed sociodemographic disparities in basic service disruptions caused by Winter Storm Uri in Texas. We collected data through a bilingual telephone survey conducted in July 2021 (n = 753). Being Black, having children, and renting one's residence were associated with longer power outage durations; being Black was also associated with longer water outages. Our findings highlight the need to plan for and ameliorate inequitable service outages and their attendant health risks in climate change–related extreme weather events such as Uri. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(1):30–34. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307110) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]