INSTITUTE INDEX: BP is driving us mad
According to a recent study, percent of households living within 10 miles of the Gulf coastline that have seen income drop because of the BP oil disaster: 20.6
Percent of the region's households earning more than $75,000 a year that have seen their income drop: 14.2
Percent of the region's households earning less than $25,000 a year that have seen income drop: 24
Percent of households without children that experienced a drop in income: 17.8
Percent of households with children that experienced a drop in income: 24.4
Percent of the region's residents who reported receiving any cash or gift cards from BP: 5
Percent of those households earning between $25,000 and $75,000 a year who reported receiving financial assistance from BP: 7
Percent of those households earning less than $25,000 a year who reported receiving financial assistance from BP: less than 1
Percent of coastal Louisiana residents interviewed in one study who said they were almost constantly worried by the spill: nearly 60
Portion of parents living within 10 miles of the Gulf coastline who told researchers that their children have shown symptoms of physical or mental illness since the spill: more than 1/3
Percent of coastal residents who fear they may have to move away from the region because of the disaster: 26.6
Date on which Kenneth Feinberg, the independent administrator overseeing BP's claims process, told Congress it was "highly unlikely" the company's $20 billion escrow fund would cover "mental damage": 7/21/2010
Date on which Louisiana first wrote to BP asking for money to fund needed mental health services: 5/28/2010
Number of days later that BP announced it was providing the requested assistance: 80
According to an Aug. 16 announcement, total amount BP is giving for mental health funding in the Gulf region: $52 million
Amount going to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: $10 million
Amount going to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: $15 million
Amount going to each Department of Mental Health in Mississippi and Alabama: $12 million
Amount going to the Florida Department of Children and Families: $3 million
BP's total profits in 2009: $14 billion
(Click on figure to go to the source.)
Percent of the region's households earning more than $75,000 a year that have seen their income drop: 14.2
Percent of the region's households earning less than $25,000 a year that have seen income drop: 24
Percent of households without children that experienced a drop in income: 17.8
Percent of households with children that experienced a drop in income: 24.4
Percent of the region's residents who reported receiving any cash or gift cards from BP: 5
Percent of those households earning between $25,000 and $75,000 a year who reported receiving financial assistance from BP: 7
Percent of those households earning less than $25,000 a year who reported receiving financial assistance from BP: less than 1
Percent of coastal Louisiana residents interviewed in one study who said they were almost constantly worried by the spill: nearly 60
Portion of parents living within 10 miles of the Gulf coastline who told researchers that their children have shown symptoms of physical or mental illness since the spill: more than 1/3
Percent of coastal residents who fear they may have to move away from the region because of the disaster: 26.6
Date on which Kenneth Feinberg, the independent administrator overseeing BP's claims process, told Congress it was "highly unlikely" the company's $20 billion escrow fund would cover "mental damage": 7/21/2010
Date on which Louisiana first wrote to BP asking for money to fund needed mental health services: 5/28/2010
Number of days later that BP announced it was providing the requested assistance: 80
According to an Aug. 16 announcement, total amount BP is giving for mental health funding in the Gulf region: $52 million
Amount going to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: $10 million
Amount going to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: $15 million
Amount going to each Department of Mental Health in Mississippi and Alabama: $12 million
Amount going to the Florida Department of Children and Families: $3 million
BP's total profits in 2009: $14 billion
(Click on figure to go to the source.)
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Sue Sturgis
Sue is the former editorial director of Facing South and the Institute for Southern Studies.