Great East Japan Earthquake “Weathering is progressing” 63% Questionnaire for residents in the affected areas

In the NHK questionnaire conducted to people living in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima, 63% of the respondents answered that they were weathering.

About 20% of people participate in evacuation drills, and the issue is how to pass on their memories and lessons in the 11 years since the outbreak.

From the 1st to the 3rd of last month, NHK conducted a questionnaire on the Internet to 1000 people living in the coasts of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima and in the areas where evacuation orders were issued due to the nuclear accident.

The average age of the respondents was 51 years.

When asked if the memories and lessons learned from the earthquake were weathered, 18% said "I agree", 45% answered "Somewhat agree", 10% answered "I don't think so much", and "I don't agree". Was 2%.

The total of "I agree" and "Somewhat agree" was 63%, which was more than 5 times the 12% of "I don't agree" and "I don't agree".

In addition, when asked if there was any change in talking about the earthquake disaster compared to last year, 7% answered "increased", 38% answered "no change", and 45% answered "decreased". The largest number of people answered that it has decreased in the past year.

When asked about participating in evacuation drills, 7% said they "always participate", 14% said they "occasionally participate", and 21% said they participated.

On the other hand, 16% answered that they did not participate much, 27% answered that they hardly participated, and 18% answered that they did not know about local training.

Professor Reo Kimura of the University of Hyogo, who specializes in social psychology, says, "How to connect memories and lessons to generations who do not know about the earthquake is emerging as an issue in the affected areas."

And in order to convey the importance of evacuation, she needed a new approach to encourage participation by incorporating disaster prevention elements into various events in daily life, rather than "let's train because it is a disaster area". I have. "