Using data collected in New Jersey in February and March 2013, four months after Sandy and 19 months after Irene struck the east coast, the authors seek to answer two questions:

1. What proportion of New Jersey respondents support government-led programs that will restrict use of high-risk areas, such as allowing government to prohibit housing in some areas, require housing in some areas to be built in ways that makes it highly resistant to natural disasters, and in other ways reduce the likelihood of serious consequences?

2. What factors are most strongly associated with willingness to support these policies?

After stating seven expectations and reviewing the associated literature, the article uses a survey and statistical analyses and ends by describing the limitations of the study and the implications for theory and research.