Table 2
Type of impact, by selected major emergencies and disasters experienced, Canada, 2014

Table 2
Type of impact, by selected major emergencies and disasters experienced, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Types of impacts experienced by Canadians. The information is grouped by Types of impact (appearing as row headers), Overall, Blizzards, winter storms, or ice storms, Extended power outage, Floods, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Wildfires or forest fires and Industrial or transportation accident , calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Types of impact Any major emergency or disaster Blizzards, winter storms, or ice storms Extended power outages Floods Tornadoes Hurricanes Wildfires or forest fires Industrial or transportation accidents
percent
Short-term impacts  
A need to leave or evacuate home 29 35 20 26 17Note E: Use with caution 14Note E: Use with caution 64 69
An inability to use electrical appliance 63 63 88 20 53 79 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
An inability to heat or cool home 44 34 70 17Note E: Use with caution 41 55 14Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
An inability to prepare hot meals at home 35 33 51 12Note E: Use with caution 32 37 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
An inability to store perishable foods at home 29 23 46 7Note E: Use with caution 18Note E: Use with caution 48 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
An inability to use water at home for tasks 38 39 50 19 19Note E: Use with caution 41 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
A need to boil drinking water/drink bottled water 44 41 55 47 26Note E: Use with caution 45 22Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
An inability to communicate with people outside of household 13 15 11 7Note E: Use with caution 20Note E: Use with caution 14Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
An inability to use roads or transportation within the community 28 38 9 48 25 45 38 36Note E: Use with caution
A need to miss work or school 61 74 51 64 44 78 42 55
A need to miss an appointment or a planned activity 52 57 47 56 46 60 51 47Note E: Use with caution
Other short-term impacts 34 34 32 35 30 33 43 30Note E: Use with caution
Serious or long-term impacts  
Loss of property or financial impacts 32 34 30 40 34 36 18Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
Major physical injuries or other serious health consequences 3 2Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 3Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Long-term emotional or psychological consequences 8 7 3Note E: Use with caution 12 14Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other serious or long-term impacts 1Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 1Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note: Responses of 'don't know/not stated' are included in the percentage calculation but are not shown when representing 5% or less of respondents. Respondents were asked to indicate which events they have personally experienced, and to include only events that took place in Canada, in a community where they were living at the time of the event and that resulted in a severe disruption to their daily activities. Respondents could provide as many responses as were applicable.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada, 2014.
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