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| Home Exposure | (%) |
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| Q. 1 Water damage since Hurricane Katrina | |
| Yes | 180 (34.5) |
| No | 324 (62.2) |
| Mean number of months exposed to water damage | 9.1 |
| Q. 2 Musty odor since Katrina | |
| Yes | 143 (27.4) |
| No | 354 (67.8) |
| Mean number of months exposed to musty odor | 9.6 |
| Q. 3 Mold or mildew observed since Katrina | |
| Yes | 156 (29.8) |
| No | 351 (67.0) |
| Mean number of months observing mold or mildew | 10.0 |
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| Workplace | |
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| Q. 4 Mold or mildew observed since Hurricane Katrina | |
| Yes | 98 (18.7) |
| No | 369 (70.6) |
| Mean number of months mold/mildew observed | 14.1 |
| Q. 5 Ever worked in an occupation regularly exposed to mold | |
| Yes | 59 (11.9) |
| No | 367 (74.0) |
| Mean number of months working in occupation with mold | 15.2 |
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| Dampness index | |
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| (1) answered yes to 1 question | 103 (19.5) |
| (2) answered yes to 2 questions | 86 (16.3) |
| (3) answered yes to 3 questions | 80 (15.1) |
| (4) answered yes to 4 questions | 19 (3.6) |
| (5) answered yes to all 5 questions | 9 (1.7) |
| Mean Months exposed to any of the dampness indicators | 13.3 |
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