Table 1 Selected variables for analysing speed of disaster recovery
Variable | Description | Values |
|---|---|---|
DRTP | Disaster recovery time period (dependent variable) | In days |
Personal variables | ||
Gender | Gender of the respondent (Management) | Male (1) or female (0) |
Age | Age of the respondent (Management) | Years |
Education | Education of the respondent (Management) | Postgraduate (1) or not (0) |
Economic variables | ||
Damage | Economic damage amount | In thousands of dollars |
Business | Type of the Business | Manufacturing (1) or Service (0) |
Export | Export by the SME | Yes (1) or No (0) |
Mitigation | Mitigation before 2011 floods | Yes (1) or No (0) |
Insurance | Insurance coverage before 2011 floods | Yes (1) or No (0) |
Loan | Pending bank loans due to 2011 floods | Yes (1) or No (0) |
Risk | Risk perception of floods before 2011 floods | Yes (1) or No (0) |
Govt_res | Government response to 2011 floods | Satisfactory (1) or not satisfactory (0) |
Govt_prep | Government preparation for 2011 floods | Satisfactory (1) or not satisfactory (0) |
BCP | Business continuity planning before 2011 floods | Yes (1) or No (0) |