Household Emergency Preparedness: A Literature Review

Levac, Joelle; Toal-Sullivan, Darene; O’Sullivan, Tracey

doi:10.1007/s10900-011-9488-x

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“…These results support several previous findings (Baker, 2011;Eisenman et al, 2006;Levac, Toal-Sullivan, & O Sullivan, 2011;Murphy et al, 2009); however, they may be confounded by other factors, especially financial status, which has been indicated as a strong predictor of material preparedness at the household level (Baker, 2011;Levac et al, 2011;Murphy et al, 2009). Financial status is generally higher when the household head is older in Japan (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2010).…”

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Household and Community Disaster Preparedness in Japanese Provincial City: A Population-Based Household Survey

Tomio¹,

Sato²,

Matsuda³

et al. 2014

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Household-and community-level preparedness have been re-emphasized after recent major earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan. The paper examines the prevalence and the determinants of disaster preparedness among the residents of a provincial city in Japan at both levels. Furthermore, it seeks to uncover the associations between household-and community-level preparedness activities to test the hypothesis that a complementary relationship exists between them. We used a subset of a population-based household questionnaire survey of 4000 randomly sampled households in Komoro City in the Nagano Prefecture of Japan in February and March of 2011. The questionnaire included specific questions to measure disaster the preparedness status at both the household and community levels. The characteristics and associations of household-and community-level preparedness were analyzed with multivariable logistic regression models. We found insufficient disaster preparedness at both household and community levels. Older, female, and better educated household heads were associated with better household preparedness, while length at residence, non-single status, presence of an elderly household member, and farming occupations were associated with better community preparedness. Households with one or more household-level preparedness measures were more likely to receive community assistance than those lacking them. The relationship between household and community preparedness was not complementary. Hence, a large proportion of the households were unprepared at both the community and household levels. * Corresponding author.J. Tomio et al. 69

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Household and Community Disaster Preparedness in Japanese Provincial City: A Population-Based Household Survey

Tomio¹,

Sato²,

Matsuda³

et al. 2014

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“…that hamper their ability to communicate about, prepare for, and respond to a natural disaster (Levac, Toal-Sullivan, and O'Sullivan, 2012;Aldrich and Benson, 2008). A sizable number of adults age 65 or older (about one-third of Medicare enrollees, or approximately 16 million nationally) live alone (Komisar, Feder, and Kasper, 2005).…”

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Improving Disaster Resilience Among Older Adults: Insights from Public Health Departments and Aging-in-Place Efforts

Shih¹,

Acosta²,

Chen³

et al. 2018

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“…Common to these studies is the conclusion that, in general, households are not well-prepared for natural hazards (Kohn et al 2012;Levac et al 2012). One of the possible problems underlying this conclusion is the paucity of standard measurements for household natural hazard preparedness.…”

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“…Some studies have suggested that females are more prepared for hazards than males (Mahdaviazad and Abdolahifar 2014), but others have maintained that females are less prepared than males (Lemyre et al 2007;Levac et al 2012). Most of the research on the relationship between gender and household natural hazard preparedness falls into the methodological trap of using individual-level data (in this case gender) to predict household-level natural hazard preparedness (Hung 2017).…”

Section: Household Natural Hazard Preparednessmentioning

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Gender, Intra-Household Dynamics, and Household Hurricane Preparedness: An Exploratory Study Employing a Dyadic Interview Approach

Hung

2018

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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This exploratory study targets married, heterosexual couples living in Sarasota County, Florida and uses a dyadic interview approach to understand how the interactions of married couples, or intra-household dynamics, could affect household hurricane preparedness. Interview results reveal that couples consider household hurricane preparedness to be a joint process between husband and wife, but in many cases, partners do not have the same opinions about these preparations. This study also shows the relations between household hurricane preparedness and household division of labor, and how the tendency of wives to prioritize relational preparedness activities could be an answer to understanding why some quantitative studies show that females have lower preparedness levels than males. Other potential problems with this previous research, including the selection of survey participants and the measurement of household hurricane preparedness, are likewise discussed.

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Household Emergency Preparedness: A Literature Review

Cited by 218 publications

References 61 publications

Household and Community Disaster Preparedness in Japanese Provincial City: A Population-Based Household Survey

Household and Community Disaster Preparedness in Japanese Provincial City: A Population-Based Household Survey

Improving Disaster Resilience Among Older Adults: Insights from Public Health Departments and Aging-in-Place Efforts

Gender, Intra-Household Dynamics, and Household Hurricane Preparedness: An Exploratory Study Employing a Dyadic Interview Approach

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