Study of Trauma, Resilience, and Opportunity among Neighborhoods in the Gulf (STRONG) III

The Study of Trauma, Resilience, and Opportunity among Neighborhoods in the Gulf III, hereafter referred to as STRONG III, is a survey conducted among a randomly selected, representative sample of adult residents of 56 counties located in the coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico, spanning 5 states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida). This is a re-contact study of STRONG I and STRONG II, the data for which are archived on GRIIDC, a Gulf Science Data Repository. The original STRONG I sample comprised 2,520 respondents, where as the re-contact efforts in STRONG III yielded responses from 599 participants in the Gulf region. The survey evaluates a broad range of topics including living conditions, neighborhood satisfaction and safety, social cohesion, neighborhood walkability, home environment, COVID-19 experiences and risks, COVID-19 disruptions to routine behaviors, COVID-19 service impacts, COVID-19 employment impacts, social resources, storm experiences, physical health, alcohol consumption, mental health, healthcare access, trauma, food security, political efficacy, and sociodemographics.<br>