Table 2 Sample Questions from Online Questionnaire

Community Participation:

Pre-disaster: People in my area have participated in local activities, events (e.g., festivals, fetes, fairs) or public meeting.

During disaster: People in my area tried to help each other and make a positive difference to the community.

Post-disaster: People in my area have been involved in volunteer activities intended to benefit the community (e.g., fundraising, clean-up days, etc.) or have contributed money, food or clothing to local causes, charities, or others.

Please rate your agreement with the following statements on a scale of 1 to 5, where:

 1. Strongly Disagree

 2. Disagree

 3. Neither Agree nor Disagree

 4. Agree

 5. Strongly Agree

 6. Don’t Know