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In 2015, ABAG and BCDC published Stronger Housing, Safer Communities, a report that <br />identified ten primary indicators that represent characteristics of individuals and <br />households that affect their ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster.' <br />These indicators collectively present a picture of a community's vulnerability to stressors. <br />Concentration of these indicators, or areas with multiple indicators, can inhibit the <br />recovery of a community. Key themes that emerged included age-related vulnerabilities, <br />language and ethnicity vulnerabilities, cost -burdened residents, housing tenure issues, and <br />access to resources. Indicators were measured and scored using the method developed by <br />the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to identify Communities of Concern <br />(CoC). This is meant to identify block groups with higher than average concentrations of <br />the particular indicator and therefore may have higher concentrations of vulnerability. The <br />following table includes the ten indicators that contribute to the vulnerability of people and <br />households. <br />Table 1: Community Vulnerability Characteristics <br />Indicator <br />Measure <br />Housing cost burden <br />% household monthly housing >50% of gross monthly income <br />Transportation cost burden <br />% household monthly transportation costs >5% of gross monthly income <br />Home ownership <br />% not owner occupied housing <br />Household income <br />% households with income less than 50% AMI <br />Education <br />% persons without a high school diploma >18 years <br />Racial/Cultural Composition <br />% non-white <br />Transit dependence <br />% households without a vehicle <br />Non-English speakers <br />% households where no one >_ 15 speaks English well <br />Age — Young children <br />% young children under 5 years <br />Age — Elderly <br />% elderly, over 75 years <br />1 ABAG and BCDC, 2015 <br />r, <br />