According to a survey conducted on natural disaster prevention among mothers in Japan in February 2021, amounting to 38.2 percent, the majority of respondents stated that they were not prepared at all for an evacuation in disaster situations. Only 6.4 percent of respondents answered that they were well prepared.
Since Japan is situated along the Ring of Fire, an area where several tectonic plates meet, it is vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes.
Level of preparation for an evacuation in disaster situations among families 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: "Does your home have evacuation goods such as disaster prevention bags that you can take out immediately when a disaster occurs and you need to evacuate?" (only one answer possible)
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Midori Anzen. (March 2, 2021). Level of preparation for an evacuation in disaster situations among families in Japan as of February 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222559/japan-preparation-level-evacuation-disaster-situation/
Midori Anzen. "Level of preparation for an evacuation in disaster situations among families in Japan as of February 2021." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222559/japan-preparation-level-evacuation-disaster-situation/
Midori Anzen. (2021). Level of preparation for an evacuation in disaster situations among families in Japan as of February 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222559/japan-preparation-level-evacuation-disaster-situation/
Midori Anzen. "Level of Preparation for An Evacuation in Disaster Situations among Families in Japan as of February 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222559/japan-preparation-level-evacuation-disaster-situation/
Midori Anzen, Level of preparation for an evacuation in disaster situations among families in Japan as of February 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222559/japan-preparation-level-evacuation-disaster-situation/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Level of preparation for an evacuation in disaster situations among families in Japan as of February 2021 [Graph], Midori Anzen, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222559/japan-preparation-level-evacuation-disaster-situation/
