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 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.
Lindell
M K
MK
Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-3137, USA.
Whitney
D J
DJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003710:Demography; D004190:Disasters; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009042:Motivation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012449:Safety; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014505:Urban Population