Correlates of Household Seismic Hazard Adjustment Adoption

This study examined the relationships of self‐reported adoption of 12 seismic hazard adjustments (pre‐impact actions to reduce danger to persons and property) with respondents' demographic characteristics, perceived risk, perceived hazard knowledge, perceived protection responsibility, and perc...

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Published in:Risk analysis 2000-02, Vol.20 (1), p.13-26
Main Authors: Lindell, Michael K., Whitney, David J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident prevention
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
attitude-behavior relations
Chi-Square Distribution
Correlation methods
Demography
Disasters
Discriminant Analysis
Earthquake resistance
Earthquakes
Female
Forecasting
hazard adjustment
Health hazards
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Housing
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Theoretical
Motivation
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment
risk perception
Safety
safety behavior
Safety Management - organization & administration
Sex Factors
Social Responsibility
Urban Population
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Summary:This study examined the relationships of self‐reported adoption of 12 seismic hazard adjustments (pre‐impact actions to reduce danger to persons and property) with respondents' demographic characteristics, perceived risk, perceived hazard knowledge, perceived protection responsibility, and perceived attributes of the hazard adjustments. Consistent with theoretical predictions, perceived attributes of the hazard adjustments differentiated among the adjustments and had stronger correlations with adoption than any of the other predictors. These results identify the adjustments and attributes that emergency managers should address to have the greatest impact on improving household adjustment to earthquake hazard.
ISSN:0272-4332
1539-6924
DOI:10.1111/0272-4332.00002