- Superstorm Sandy caused over $36 billion in damage in New Jersey in 2012, damaging over 72,000 homes and businesses and leaving hundreds of thousands without power for days. - The researchers examined how household income may influence New Jersey residents' opinions on Hurricane Sandy preparation, recovery, and whether it was a transformative event. They hypothesized that higher income would correlate with better preparation, faster recovery, and viewing Sandy as just another storm. - The Rutgers-Eagleton Poll survey of over 900 New Jersey adults found no significant relationship between income and opinions on any of the three dependent variables. The researchers' hypotheses were not supported by the data analysis.