In the event of a large-scale disaster, the residents help each other, "I can't expect" Half of them January 17 5:06
It is 25 years 17 days after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which killed 6,434 people. According to an NHK opinion poll, half of the respondents said that they couldn't expect each other to help each other in the event of a large-scale disaster, highlighting the current situation in which aging makes it difficult to help each other in a disaster. Was.
The NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute conducted a public opinion survey of 3,600 people aged 16 and over nationwide from September to October last year using the distribution and collection method to investigate awareness of disasters such as earthquakes. I got an answer from
In the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, houses built according to the old seismic standards before 1981 collapsed one after another, but when asked if their homes were built before 1981, they said, `` Yes. Only 12% of respondents said, and 68% said they did not.
When asked why they did not, the most common was "Because it costs money" at 60%, followed by "I don't know what to do" at 25%.
In the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, in many cases neighbors rescued people who had laid underneath a collapsed house, highlighting the importance of mutual assistance in helping communities in times of disaster.
When asked how much they could expect each other to help each other during a large-scale disaster, a total of 52% of respondents answered that they couldn't expect much or that they couldn't at all.
This is eight points more than a similar survey we did seven years ago.
When asked if they were worried about helping each other, 56% of the respondents answered that they couldn't expect it, "Aging is progressing," followed by "Relationship with neighbors." The current situation where it is difficult to co-help in the event of a disaster due to the aging of the community, which is 43% for "no", was once again highlighted.