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U.S. governments affected by natural disasters by type 2015
Share of local governments affected by natural disasters in the United States as of 2015, by disaster type
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This statistic shows the share of local governments that were affected and had to respond to a major natural disaster in the United States as of 2015, by disaster type. During the survey, some 50.5 percent of the responding local governments said they had had to respond to blizzards or ice storms in the past 15 years.
Share of local governments affected by natural disasters in the United States as of 2015, by disaster type
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Mar 1, 2016
This statistic shows the share of local governments that were affected and had to respond to a major natural disaster in the United States as of 2015, by disaster type. During the survey, some 50.5 percent of the responding local governments said they had had to respond to blizzards or ice storms in the past 15 years.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2015
- Number of respondents
- 1,415 respondents
- Special properties
- local governments
- Method of interview
- Postal questionnaire
- Supplementary notes
- Original question:"Has your local government had to respond to a major disaster in the past 15 years? If yes, what type? (Check all that apply.)" Includes only respondents that answered yes.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2015
- Number of respondents
- 1,415 respondents
- Special properties
- local governments
- Method of interview
- Postal questionnaire
- Supplementary notes
- Original question:"Has your local government had to respond to a major disaster in the past 15 years? If yes, what type? (Check all that apply.)" Includes only respondents that answered yes.
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