The effects of trust in government on earthquake survivors’ risk perception and preparedness in China

Han, Ziqiang; Lu, Xiaoli; Hörhager, Elisa; Yan, Jubo

doi:10.1007/s11069-016-2699-9

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“…Unlike prior studies in China focusing on preparedness activities [46,47], this paper highlighted the importance of DRR activities in promoting community resilience. In particular, those voluntarily involved in community-based DRR activities are more likely to have a more positive perception of their community’s disaster resilience.…”

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Resilience of an Earthquake-Stricken Rural Community in Southwest China: Correlation with Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts

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Han

Wang

2018

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Disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities have given growing attention to building community resilience, but the effects of such efforts on community resilience are still under-investigated, especially in China where the concept of community resilience has only just emerged. Using the Communities Advancing Resilience Toolkit Assessment Survey, data on self-perceived community resilience were collected in 2017 from a post-disaster Chinese rural community in Yingxiu Town, which was the epicenter of the Wenchuan earthquake (Magnitude = 8.0) in the year 2008. Linear regression analyses were conducted to explore the correlations between residents’ DRR behaviors and perceived community resilience with the control of their socio-demographic characteristics including age, ethnicity, gender, education, income level, employment status and marital status. Results indicate that residents who volunteered for DRR activities, received geological disaster education, participated in evacuation drills, and reported higher income levels had a perception of higher community resilience. Practice research is suggested to help clarify the cause and effect of DRR work on the enhancement of community resilience to disasters in China and abroad. Attention is also called to the development of a Chinese indigenous community resilience concept and assessment instrument.

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Resilience of an Earthquake-Stricken Rural Community in Southwest China: Correlation with Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts

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2018

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“…CC BY 4.0 License. disaster preparedness (Bronfman et al, 2016;Han et al, 2017;Han and Nigg, 2011;Sadiq and Graham, 2016;Zhang et al, 2010).…”

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“…Prior studies have demonstrated that trust in relevant stakeholders, such as trust in government could actually discourage individual's preparedness (Han et al, 2017;Terpstra, 2011), though some studies provide reverse or non-significant evidence (Basolo et al, 2009;DeYoung et al, 2016). Moreover, the feeling of responsibility---when an individual feels more responsible for personal safety, they would prepare more for potential hazards (Arceneaux and Stein, 2006;Mulilis and Duval, 1997;Wei et 10 al., 2017).…”

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“…found that proximity to threat (smog) had little impact on individual's risk perception and protective behavior, though the participants from the two cities differ considerably in their smog experience (Wei et al, 2017). One survey of the survivors of the 2010 Yushu earthquake showed that individuals with a higher degree of trust in government would have lower self-reported preparedness degrees (Han et al, 2017). Another study from Taiwan indicated that prior earthquake experience mainly affected the perceived personal impact dimension of risk perception, but not the perceived 10 controllability (sense of efficacy of self-protection) (Kung and Chen, 2012).…”

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“…Participants with higher ambiguity tolerance felt riskier and were more likely to purchase earthquake insurance when risk message came from official sources rather than peers (Zhu et al, 2012). Unlike to limited studies 15 exploring the individual and household's preparedness behaviors using a small sample from a specific geographical areas in China (Han et al, 2017;Wei et al, 2017), this paper analyzes the individual's earthquake preparedness using a representative national sample which would more precise in contributing current knowledge on individual and household' preparedness studies theoretically and practically. This paper maps the individual earthquake preparedness in China using a national sample.…”

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Mapping Individual Earthquake Preparedness in China

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Abstract. Disaster preparedness is critical for reducing potential impact. This paper contributes to current knowledge of disaster preparedness using a representative national sample data from China, which faces high earthquake risks in many areas of the country. The adoption of earthquake preparedness activities by the general public, including five material preparation, and five awareness preparation were surveyed, and 3,245 respondents from all of the 31 provinces of mainland 10China participated in the survey. Linear regression models and Logit regression models were used to analyze the effects of potential influencing factors. Overall, the preparedness levels are not satisfied, with a material preparation score of 3.02 (1-5), and awareness preparation score of 2.79 (1-5), nationally. Meanwhile, residents from west China where have higher earthquake risk have higher preparedness degrees. The concern of disaster risk reduction, the concern of building safety and participation in public affairs are consistent positive predictors of both material and awareness preparedness. The 15 demographic and socioeconomic variables' effects, such as gender, age, education, income, urban/rural division, and occupied building type, vary according to different preparedness activities. Finally, the paper concludes with a discussion of the theoretical contribution and potential implementation.

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Why People Don't Prepare for Disasters? A National Survey from China

Han

Zhou

2021

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Preparedness is important for reducing potential losses from various disasters. There are limited studies that investigated the concrete reasons for not adopting a specific preparedness action. This paper fills such a gap using representative national survey data from China. Seven disaster preparedness actions, namely "preparing food and water at home," "pay attention to disaster-related information," "making emergency plans," "being aware of nearest shelters," "being aware of building code," "participating in exercise or drills" and "being a volunteer for emergencies" are used as the measure of preparedness behaviors. Overall, the public has adopted more material-related preparedness actions, equipped with fewer awareness activities, and had the least community participation-related preparedness behaviors. The primary reasons for not adopting these actions are "not aware," "don't know where to buy or where to reach," and "the action is not useful, there is no necessary," while "costly," "need special knowledge," "don't have time," "need collaboration with others," "energy-consuming" and "not my responsibility" are the less chose reasons. Besides, trust in government, relocation due to disasters, living in urban areas, and a higher degree of socioeconomic status are positively correlated with higher probabilities of adopting all the seven preparedness activities. These findings highlight the importance of community outreach from emergency management professionals to increase the public's awareness of preparing for potential disasters. It is necessary to let the general public know the existence of these preparedness actions, and these actions can reduce losses.

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The effects of trust in government on earthquake survivors’ risk perception and preparedness in China

Cited by 123 publications

References 59 publications

Resilience of an Earthquake-Stricken Rural Community in Southwest China: Correlation with Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts

Resilience of an Earthquake-Stricken Rural Community in Southwest China: Correlation with Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts

Mapping Individual Earthquake Preparedness in China

Why People Don't Prepare for Disasters? A National Survey from China

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