Nine years after the earthquake 2000 survey of 2,000 victims Half of the participants raised awareness of disaster prevention

Nine years after the earthquake 2000 survey of 2,000 victims Half of them "Improvement of disaster prevention awareness" March 8 1:22

Nine years ago, nine years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, NHK conducted a questionnaire survey of about 2,000 affected people in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. Half of the respondents said that their awareness of disaster prevention had improved compared to immediately after the earthquake. did. Experts have analyzed that the effects of the recent recovery and the frequent occurrence of disasters in recent years are having an impact.

From December last year to January, NHK conducted a questionnaire survey of more than 4,000 people, including victims of Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, and evacuees from the nuclear accident, and received responses from 48%, or 1965. .

When asked whether their awareness of disaster prevention had changed since the occurrence of the disaster, compared to about one year after, the "lower" and "slightly lower" totaled 13%, and "not change" Compared to 35%, "increased" and "slightly increased" totaled 50%.

When asked the reasons why multiple people answered that their awareness of disaster prevention had improved, 63% of the respondents both said that "the memory of the earthquake disaster still remains" and "because natural disasters have been occurring nationwide in recent years". have become.

In addition, 36% said, "Because typhoon No.19 caused damage to the Tohoku region, I remembered the earthquake again," and 22% said, "Aftershock is still occurring."

On the other hand, when we asked people who said that their awareness of disaster prevention had declined, the reason was "time has passed since the disaster and memory weathering has progressed", accounting for more than half of 51%.

In addition, when asked about household disaster prevention measures in seven items, the percentage of those who answered that they did in six items, such as "Discussing disaster behavior with family members and nearby people" and "Check hazard map" However, it increased by about 20 to 30 points compared to before the earthquake, but "participation in disaster prevention drills" increased by only 7 points.

Professor Reo Kimura of Hyogo Prefectural University, who specializes in social psychology who analyzed the questionnaire, said, "I was surprised at the fact that awareness of disaster prevention was getting higher, rather than lowering. It is a problem that the number of people working on disaster prevention measures at home has increased, but that has not led to an increase in the participation rate of disaster drills. "

What the victims spelled

In the free text, there were many voices complaining of the sense of danger to the next disaster, as natural disasters continued throughout the country.

Among them, a man in his 50s in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture wrote, "It's been nine years. It's not nine years from now. Countdown to the next disaster. Standing battlefield, it is necessary to raise awareness of each person."

A 70-year-old woman in Watari-cho, Miyagi Prefecture, said that her parents had a double disaster due to the earthquake and last year's typhoon No. 19, "I often hear when disasters come when they forget, but this time they come before they forget. I'm talking about using this as a lesson to raise disaster awareness. "

A 50-year-old man from Otsuchi-cho, Iwate Prefecture, said, "Please don't waste the lives of people who died in the Great East Japan Earthquake. If you don't think about the best evacuation behavior to survive in the worst case and prepare for natural disasters, Will ruthlessly steal people's lives and lives. "

A woman in her 60s in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, said, "Our country is a disaster-prone country. It has been seven years since it was newly built, and it felt like it had just returned to life. However, a typhoon in October flooded nearly 40 cm above the floor. Two weeks later, heavy rain flooded under the floor, and this time I was physically and mentally painful. "

A woman in her 50s in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, said, "I cannot beat the power of nature. From now on, I think it is important that each and every person be aware that they are always in a back-to-back environment with disasters. Life and death are paper-heavy, and if you become a victim, you will never be able to return to your previous life. I want you to know that no matter how hard you are, you will have to move forward and accept the reality. " Did.

Expert "Improvement of participation rate in disaster drills is an issue"

Professor Rei Kimura of Hyogo Prefectural University, which specializes in social psychology who analyzed the questionnaire, said, `` People's awareness of disaster prevention generally rises after a disaster and then gradually declines, but it becomes even higher instead of lowering. I was surprised at the results of the disaster, and the effects of the earthquake were still strong during the reconstruction, so I was kept conscious of it, and I had to prepare for the next disaster in the frequent typhoons such as typhoon 19 last year It is thought that feeling is affecting. "

"The low participation rate of disaster drills was an issue before the disaster. Even though the earthquake disaster raised awareness of disaster prevention and increased the number of people working on disaster prevention measures at home, It's a problem that hasn't led to increased participation. "