Panel Study of the Effects of El Nino on Los Angeles County Residents

9810681 Bourque这项研究建立在现存的文献，研究如何预测洪水从厄尔尼诺南方振荡影响洛杉矶县居民。 这项研究有四个目标。 这项研究的第一个目标是对两种不同类型的灾害重复进行横截面数据分析，以测试在以前的地震研究中观察到的关系是否可以应用于厄尔尼诺事件。 第二个目标是为研究人员提供关于洛杉矶县居民在两次不同灾害中的样本的纵向数据，以确定先前观察到的关联是否可以扩展到因果关系。 第三个目标是确定厄尔尼诺现象对洛杉矶社区的影响，包括对身体、情感和经济的影响。 最后，第四个目标是提供关于媒体和政府官员在备灾活动中的作用的信息。 一项对洛杉矶县居民的调查将采用计算机辅助电话采访进行。 ***

9810681 Bourque This study builds on the extant literature by examining how predictions of floods from the El Nino Southern Oscillations affect Los Angeles County residents. The study has four objectives. The first objective of the study is to replicate cross-sectional data analyses across two different types of disasters in order to test whether relationships observed in previous earthquake studies can be applied to the El Nino event. The second objective is to provide researchers with longitudinal data about a sample of residents of Los Angeles County across two different disasters in order to identify whether previously observed associations can be expanded into casual relationships. The third objective is to identify the effects of the El Nino event on the Los Angeles community, including its physical, emotional and economic impacts. Finally, the fourth objective is to provide information about the role of media and public officials in preparedness activities. A survey of Los Angeles County residents will be conducted employing computer assisted telephone interviewing. ***