According to a survey conducted on natural disaster prevention among mothers in Japan in February 2021, amounting to 38.5 percent, the majority of respondents stated that their homes were rather unprepared for flood damage caused by torrential rain or typhoons. Only seven percent answered that they were prepared enough.
Typhoons develop over the Pacific Ocean and are likely to approach Japan between June and October, during the peak of the typhoon season.
Level of preparation of homes against flood damage caused by torrential rain and typhoons in Japan as of February 2021
respondents were mothers who live with their children
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question as translated: "Do you think your home is well prepared for flood damages caused by torrential rain or typhoons?" (only one answer possible)
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Midori Anzen. (March 2, 2021). Level of preparation of homes against flood damage caused by torrential rain and typhoons in Japan as of February 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222558/japan-preparation-homes-flood-damage-rains-typhoons/
Midori Anzen. "Level of preparation of homes against flood damage caused by torrential rain and typhoons in Japan as of February 2021." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222558/japan-preparation-homes-flood-damage-rains-typhoons/
Midori Anzen. (2021). Level of preparation of homes against flood damage caused by torrential rain and typhoons in Japan as of February 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222558/japan-preparation-homes-flood-damage-rains-typhoons/
Midori Anzen. "Level of Preparation of Homes against Flood Damage Caused by Torrential Rain and Typhoons in Japan as of February 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222558/japan-preparation-homes-flood-damage-rains-typhoons/
Midori Anzen, Level of preparation of homes against flood damage caused by torrential rain and typhoons in Japan as of February 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222558/japan-preparation-homes-flood-damage-rains-typhoons/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Level of preparation of homes against flood damage caused by torrential rain and typhoons in Japan as of February 2021 [Graph], Midori Anzen, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222558/japan-preparation-homes-flood-damage-rains-typhoons/
