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.)