title: MORTALITY, THE FAMILY AND THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI.
abstract: Over 130,000 people died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The correlates of survival are examined using data from the Study of the Tsunami Aftermath and Recovery (STAR), a population-representative survey collected in Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia, before and after the tsunami. Children, older adults and females were the least likely to survive. Whereas socio-economic factors mattered relatively little, the evidence is consistent with physical strength playing a role. Pre-tsunami household composition is predictive of survival and suggests that stronger members sought to help weaker members: men helped their wives, parents and children, while women helped their children.
authors: Duke University.
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Frankenberg
authors: UCLA.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Gillespie
authors: University of Pennsylvania.
authors: Samuel
authors: S
authors: Preston
authors: SurveyMETER.
authors: Bondan
authors: B
authors: Sikoki
authors: Duke University.
authors: Duncan
authors: D
authors: Thomas