Table 1

DHOS exposure items asked of adult WaTCH participants in the telephone survey

DHOS exposure items	Answer choices
1. Did you work on any of the oil spill clean-up activities?	Yes/No
2. Are there any other ways that you came into physical contact with the oil from the spill or clean-up activities?	Yes/No
3. Did you have any property that was lost or damaged because of the oil spill or clean-up?	Yes/No
4. Did the oil spill cause any physical damage to the areas where you or other household members fish commercially?	Yes/No
5. Has the oil spill directly affected the recreational hunting, fishing or other activities of any members of this household?	Yes/No
6. Did you or anyone in your household lose any income due to disruption of employment or closing a business because of the oil spill?	Yes/No
7. Compared with other residents in your community, were you:	Hit harder, affected about the same or affected less by the oil spill
8. How would you rate the influence of the oil spill on your household’s current financial situation?	Very negative, somewhat negative, somewhat positive, very positive or no influence
9. After the oil spill, could you smell the oil?	Yes/No
9a. If yes, how strong was the smell?	Not strong, a little strong, moderately strong, quite strong or extremely strong
9b. If yes, how often could you smell it?	None, a little of the time, some of the time, most of the time or all of the time

DOHS, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; WaTCH, Women and Their Children’s Health study.