| Reconstituting Community - Main Variables & Scales | ||
| In Approximate Causal Order | ||
| Using Jewish Community Survey, Summer 2006 | ||
| (See Questionnaire for question texts) | ||
| (Names in Bold are Scales/Indexes) | ||
| Frederick Weil, LSU, Baton Rouge | ||
| Demographics | ||
| Age (Birth year) | ||
| Sex | ||
| Marriage status | ||
| How many children | ||
| Education | ||
| Own residence Before Katrina | ||
| Own residence Now | ||
| Income | ||
| Employment status Before Katrina | ||
| Employment status Now | ||
| Occupation Before Katrina | ||
| Occupation Now | ||
| Political Ideology | ||
| Party ID | ||
| Ideology | ||
| Religious Behavior/Affiliation | ||
| Are/Were Member of Synagogue (combined} | ||
| Name of Synagogue (combined} | ||
| Branch of Judaism | ||
| Are member of Synagogue | ||
| Were member of Synagogue | ||
| Name of Synagogue | ||
| Joined Synagogue in new hometown | ||
| Religious Attendance | ||
| Damage & Evacuation | ||
| Damage to Residence | ||
| Damage to residence | ||
| Flood depth | ||
| How long lose electricity | ||
| Damage to Business | ||
| Damage to business | ||
| Business improve since Katrina | ||
| Business improve next 2 to 5 years | ||
| Evacuated New Orleans (combined) | ||
| Household evacuate | ||
| How long evacuated | ||
| Resources | ||
| Already have or received enough to repair or replace | ||
| Will have or receive enough to repair or replace | ||
| Sources of money | ||
| Living in pre-Katrina residence | ||
| Want to move back into same residence | ||
| Loans | ||
| How much borrow | ||
| Evaluations - Assessments | ||
| Neighborhood will Recover | ||
| Neighborhood I lived in can be protected from flooding | ||
| Neighborhood I lived in before Katrina can recover | ||
| Know a neighborhood that can be protected from flooding | ||
| Neighborhood I lived in will be protected from flooding | ||
| Neighborhood I lived in before Katrina will recover | ||
| Know a neighborhood that will be protected from flooding | ||
| Future of New Orleans is Good | ||
| GNO Jewish community improved last 5 or 10 years | ||
| GNO Jewish community improved next 5 or 10 years | ||
| The economy in New Orleans 12 months from now | ||
| The economy in New Orleans five years from now | ||
| New Orleans as a place to live 12 months from now | ||
| New Orleans as a place to live five years from now | ||
| NO Jews move back | ||
| "Reasons" | ||
| New Orleans & community problems | ||
| Personal issues | ||
| Community benefits | ||
| Children issues | ||
| Reasons - Damage to my residence | ||
| Reasons - Damage to my business | ||
| Reasons - A job or business opportunity elsewhere | ||
| Reasons - So many family or friends have stayed | ||
| Reasons - So many family or friends have left | ||
| Reasons - For the good of my children under age 18 | ||
| Reasons - Desire to live near my grown children | ||
| Reasons - Danger of more storms & flooding | ||
| Reasons - New Orleans crime problems | ||
| Reasons - New Orleans economic problems | ||
| Reasons - Other New Orleans Problems | ||
| Reasons - Jewish Community has stayed vibrant | ||
| Reasons - Jewish Community has declined | ||
| Where do Young Kids Live | ||
| Where do Grown Kids Live | ||
| Job offers | ||
| Who initiated job offer | ||
| Job Incentives - personal | ||
| Job Incentives - community | ||
| Job Incentives - Higher pay; Signing bonus | ||
| Job Incentives - Better work | ||
| Job Incentives - Resettlement benefits | ||
| Job Incentives - Better economy, business opportunities | ||
| Job Incentives - Better, more vibrant Jewish community | ||
| Job Incentives - Better, more vibrant general community | ||
| Better Place - community | ||
| Better Place - city (crime, econ) | ||
| Like other place - A good economy | ||
| Like other place - Less crime | ||
| Like other place - A close-knit community | ||
| Like other place - A Synagogue I like | ||
| Like other place - As many family ties | ||
| Like other place - As many good friends | ||
| Social Capital | ||
| Family is Rooted in New Orleans | ||
| How long lived in New Orleans | ||
| Family moved to New Orleans | ||
| Family living in GNO before Hurricane | ||
| Family living in GNO Now | ||
| Jewish family and friends who live in GNO | ||
| Jewish family and friends who live outside GNO | ||
| Non-Jewish family and friends who live in GNO | ||
| Non-Jewish family and friends who live outside GNO | ||
| Jewish family and friends in the new hometown | ||
| Non-Jewish family and friends in the new hometown | ||
| Associational Involvement | ||
| Faith-Based Engagement | ||
| Informal Socializing | ||
| Civic Leadership | ||
| Had friends over to your home | ||
| Visited relatives in person or had them visit you | ||
| Socialized with co-workers outside of work | ||
| Played cards or board games with others | ||
| Attended a club meeting | ||
| Hung out with friends at a park | ||
| Attended any public meeting | ||
| An adult sports club | ||
| A youth organization | ||
| A parents association | ||
| Activities at your place of worship | ||
| A neighborhood association | ||
| A charity or social welfare organization | ||
| A professional, trade, farm, or business association | ||
| Any other hobby, investment, or garden clubs or societies | ||
| Any other kinds of clubs or organizations | ||
| Officer of organization | ||
| Officer of Jewish organization | ||
| Social Trust | ||
| Inter-Racial Trust | ||
| Trust most people | ||
| Trust People in your neighborhood | ||
| Trust People you work with | ||
| Trust People at your Synagogue | ||
| Trust People who work in the stores where you shop | ||
| Trust The police in your local community | ||
| Trust People outside your community | ||
| Trust White people | ||
| Trust African Americans or Blacks | ||
| Trust Asian people | ||
| Trust Hispanics or Latinos | ||
| Community Aid | ||
| Jewish Federation Help - material | ||
| Jewish Federation Help - children/family | ||
| Jewish Federation Help - elder/health | ||
| Jewish Services - Housing help | ||
| Jewish Services - Building repair or restoration help | ||
| Jewish Services - Relocation help | ||
| Jewish Services - Employment help | ||
| Jewish Services - Health care | ||
| Jewish Services - Mental Health care | ||
| Jewish Services - Retirement or nursing home | ||
| Jewish Services - Elderly care | ||
| Jewish Services - Child care | ||
| Jewish Services - Scholarship or Tuition for day schools | ||
| Jewish Services - Discounted membership to Synagogue | ||
| Jewish Services - Discounted membership to JCC | ||
| Jewish Services - Summer camp scholarships | ||
| Used Jewish Services Pre-K, Post-K, Next 12 months | ||
| Jewish Community Center | ||
| Jewish Family Service | ||
| Jewish Day School | ||
| Jewish Day or Summer Camp | ||
| Touro Infirmary Nursing Home | ||
| Synagogue | ||
| Synagogue Religious School | ||
| Provided Recovery Services for Others | ||
| Accepted Food from Others | ||
| Others did Recovery Work for Me | ||
| I provided food and/or cooked | ||
| I accepted food from relatives, friends | ||
| I accepted food from government | ||
| I did this kind of work by myself (not for pay) | ||
| I did this kind of work for relatives, friends | ||
| Relatives, friends did this kind of work for me | ||
| I hired others to do this kind of work | ||
| A government agency did this kind of work for me | ||
| Skills in construction | ||
| Own construction equipment | ||
| Evacuees staying at house | ||
| Evacuees-Relatives staying at house | ||
| Evacuees-Friends staying at house | ||
| Now have people in house | ||
| Earlier had people in house | ||
| Housed Relatives | ||
| Housed Friends | ||
| Housed Colleagues | ||
| Housed Co-religionists | ||
| Housed Strangers | ||
| Housed Relief workers | ||
| Evaluations - Ratings | ||
| Rate government | ||
| Rate The state government | ||
| Rate The local governments | ||
| Rate The U.S. government | ||
| Rate President Bush | ||
| Rate congregation | ||
| Rate National-Regional Jewish leadership | ||
| Rate The leadership of your congregation | ||
| Rate Your Rabbi | ||
| Rate Local Jewish leadership and organizations | ||
| Rate National Jewish leadership and organizations | ||
| Accepting input from all congregational members | ||
| Providing material assistance fairly to all congregational members | ||
| Providing spiritual support | ||
| Providing community or social support | ||
| Staying-Leaving | ||
| Stay or Leave New Orleans | ||
| Living in Greater New Orleans | ||
| Move away from New Orleans | ||
| Return to live in New Orleans | ||
| Want to Live in New Orleans | ||
| Want to live in Greater New Orleans | ||
| Want to live in neighborhood before Katrina | ||
| Want to live in Another neighborhood in GNO | ||
| Recovery - personal | ||
| Recovery - Jewish | ||
| Recovery - city | ||
| Recovery of Your own household | ||
| Recovery of Your neighborhood | ||
| Recovery of Your city or town | ||
| Recovery of The Greater New Orleans Area | ||
| Recovery of Your Congregation | ||
| Recovery of The local Jewish Community | ||
| Stress | ||
| Depressed, Anxious, Fearful due to Katrina | ||
| Hopeful due to Katrina | ||
| Depressed due to Hurricane | ||
| Angry due to Hurricane | ||
| Hopeful due to Hurricane | ||
| Fearful, Anxious due to Hurricane | ||
| Symptoms - Anxiety | ||
| Symptoms - Depression | ||
| Symptoms - Eating disorders | ||
| Trouble sleeping | ||
| Sleeping too much | ||
| Loss of appetite, losing weight | ||
| Eating too much, gaining weight | ||
| Trouble concentrating | ||
| Tired all the time; loss of energy | ||
| Nervous, excitable; trouble settling down | ||
| Loss of sexual desire | ||
| Don't want to see people, staying at home | ||
| Don't want to be alone | ||
| Worrying about everyday things | ||
| Afraid that something terrible could happen | ||
| Feelings, Spirituality | ||
| Jewish spirituality | ||
| God's punishment | ||
| Feelings of closeness | ||
| Feelings of conflict | ||
| Greater closeness with family, friends, and loved ones | ||
| Greater conflict with family, friends, and loved ones | ||
| Greater closeness with other members of the Jewish community | ||
| Greater conflict with other members of the Jewish community | ||
| Feelings of guilt that my family and I were not harmed | ||
| Stronger feelings of spirituality, religiousness, or closeness to God | ||
| Feelings of abandonment by God | ||
| A feeling that God is punishing us | ||
| Disaster was not God's doing, but rather, Evil at work | ||
| A feeling that our faith and commitment is being tested | ||
| We are being given an opportunity to improve or repair the world | ||
| Most recent in a long history of disasters | ||
| Fear that others may want to take from us or harm us | ||
| Closeness with those who suffered | ||
| Closeness and gratitude toward those who have helped us | ||
| Distance or irritation toward those who have helped us | ||