| Sumario: | The writers describe and evaluate a method for measuring the effects of Hurricane Andrew on the housing stock and population distribution in Dade County, Florida. Using information collected by means of sample surveys and from other data sources, they examined the extent of housing damages, the number of people forced out of their homes, where these people went, how long they stayed, and whether they returned to their prehurricane residences. Their analysis revealed that more than half the housing units in Dade County were damaged by the hurricane; that more than 353,000 people were forced to leave their homes, at least temporarily; and that almost 40,000 people left the county permanently as a direct result of the hurricane. They conclude that their study will offer methodological guidance to analysts studying the demographic effects of other large-scale natural disasters.
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