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Table A.1.

Controlling for Cyclone Pam's Destructiveness (and Rebuilding) when Considering whether Higher Rates of Seasonal Work Participation are Associated with Improved Housing Indicators

	OLS Regression Coefficients (Robust t-statistics) and R²			Beta Coefficients
	Ever Participated in Seasonal Work in			Ever Participated in Seasonal Work in
Welfare Indicator (and Covariates)	NZ	Australia	Either	NZ	Australia	Either
Iron roof on dwelling
Seasonal work participation rate	2.949	19.804	3.268	0.36	0.55	0.44
	(2.99)^***	(5.11)^***	(3.59)^***
Cyclone Pam damage rate	0.217	0.262	0.211
	(2.16)^**	(2.90)^***	(2.13)^**
R²	0.22	0.39	0.28
Bush material roof on dwelling
Seasonal work participation rate	−2.963	−20.205	−3.296	−0.35	−0.55	−0.43
	(2.89)^***	(5.20)^***	(3.48)^***
Cyclone Pam damage rate	−0.231	−0.276	−0.225
	(2.21)^**	(2.93)^***	(2.17)^**
R²	0.22	0.39	0.28
Walls mainly concrete or brick
Seasonal work participation rate	1.976	7.876	1.954	0.48	0.44	0.53
	(4.65)^***	(2.50)^**	(5.03)^***
Cyclone Pam damage rate	−0.047	−0.016	−0.047
	(1.07)	(0.37)	(1.06)
R²	0.23	0.20	0.28
Walls mainly traditional material
Seasonal work participation rate	−3.826	−21.840	−4.071	−0.40	−0.53	−0.47
	(3.59)^***	(5.04)^***	(4.21)^***
Cyclone Pam damage rate	−0.221	−0.279	−0.216
	(1.85)^*	(2.56)^**	(1.83)^*
R²	0.24	0.35	0.30
Lighting mainly from solar panels
Seasonal work participation rate	2.575	4.790	2.308	0.40	0.17	0.39
	(4.28)^***	(1.22)	(3.83)^***
Cyclone Pam damage rate	−0.006	0.036	−0.002
	(0.07)	(0.40)	(0.02)
R²	0.16	0.03	0.16

	OLS Regression Coefficients (Robust t-statistics) and R²			Beta Coefficients
	Ever Participated in Seasonal Work in			Ever Participated in Seasonal Work in
Welfare Indicator (and Covariates)	NZ	Australia	Either	NZ	Australia	Either
Iron roof on dwelling
Seasonal work participation rate	2.949	19.804	3.268	0.36	0.55	0.44
	(2.99)^***	(5.11)^***	(3.59)^***
Cyclone Pam damage rate	0.217	0.262	0.211
	(2.16)^**	(2.90)^***	(2.13)^**
R²	0.22	0.39	0.28
Bush material roof on dwelling
Seasonal work participation rate	−2.963	−20.205	−3.296	−0.35	−0.55	−0.43
	(2.89)^***	(5.20)^***	(3.48)^***
Cyclone Pam damage rate	−0.231	−0.276	−0.225
	(2.21)^**	(2.93)^***	(2.17)^**
R²	0.22	0.39	0.28
Walls mainly concrete or brick
Seasonal work participation rate	1.976	7.876	1.954	0.48	0.44	0.53
	(4.65)^***	(2.50)^**	(5.03)^***
Cyclone Pam damage rate	−0.047	−0.016	−0.047
	(1.07)	(0.37)	(1.06)
R²	0.23	0.20	0.28
Walls mainly traditional material
Seasonal work participation rate	−3.826	−21.840	−4.071	−0.40	−0.53	−0.47
	(3.59)^***	(5.04)^***	(4.21)^***
Cyclone Pam damage rate	−0.221	−0.279	−0.216
	(1.85)^*	(2.56)^**	(1.83)^*
R²	0.24	0.35	0.30
Lighting mainly from solar panels
Seasonal work participation rate	2.575	4.790	2.308	0.40	0.17	0.39
	(4.28)^***	(1.22)	(3.83)^***
Cyclone Pam damage rate	−0.006	0.036	−0.002
	(0.07)	(0.40)	(0.02)
R²	0.16	0.03	0.16

NZ = New Zealand, OLS = ordinary least squares.

Notes: Sample size is 66 local council areas, regressions include a constant that is not reported, and t-statistics are from robust standard errors in parentheses. ^***, ^**, ^* denote statistical significance at the 1%, 5%, and 10% levels, respectively. The Cyclone Pam damage rate is the proportion of households that had dwellings completely destroyed by the cyclone, which ranges from zero to 98% across the local councils, averaging 31%.

Source: Authors’ calculations.

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Figure A.1.

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Participation Rates for Seasonal Work in New Zealand (%)

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Participation Rates for Seasonal Work in Australia (%)

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