Social Awareness Questionnaire

SOCIAL AWARENESS QUESTIONNAIRE
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WP3 Act. 3.3

National Directorate General for Disaster Management
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Regional Studies
Version
Final
Date
08.05.2013
This material has been prepared by the SEERISK project consortium. When using this document,
please refer to the project as follows: Joint Disaster Management Risk Assessment and Preparedness
in the Danube Macro-region (SEERISK) project
Important for processing data (interviewer completes the table!)

Number of the questionnaire
Name of the pilot settlement
Number of the urban unit where the questionnaire was ....................................

completed
Street
Date of questionnaire completion
The interviewer shall shortly introduce the aim, the context and the content of the
questionnaire for the interviewees as the following:
This survey is a part of a climate change related disaster management project called SEERISK
funded by the European Union. This questionnaire surveys local inhabitants awareness about
climate change related natural hazards and their preparedness for natural disasters.
Questionnaire for Pilot Areas

on the assessment of social awareness of climate change related risks
1. Have you ever heard about global climate change?
Yes
No
1.
2.
2. If yes, from where did you hear about it?

Source of information
Yes
No
Do not
know
Broadcast media (TV, radio,)
11
Internet
11
Newspaper, journal, book
11
Friends, colleagues etc.
11
School, education
11
Authority information
11
Other sources:
11
3. If yes at Q1, to what extent do you think climate change influences your everyday life in your
settlement? Please rate from 1 to 5.
No
influence at
Completely
Do not know
3
all
determines
11
4. According to your personal experience has the weather changed in the past 20-30 years /
since your childhood? Please rate from 1 to 5.
No change
has
happened
1
Weather has
completely
changed
Do not know
11
5. To what extent natural hazards (e.g. storms, floods) influence your sense of safety? Please,
rate from 1 to 5.
Do not
influence at
all
1
Fully
influential
Do not
know
11
6. To what extent do you think your life and safety is being influenced by the following natural
hazards in your settlement? Please rank each hazard type.
Type of hazard
Does not
influence
at all
1
Very much
influential
Do not
know
11
Extreme heat waves
Droughts
11
Wildfires
11
Extreme thunderstorms;
windstorms
11
Hail
11
4
Extreme snowstorms
11
Extreme cold waves
11
Floods
11
Sudden
unexpected
flooding (flash flood)
11
10
Inland excess water

(higher than normal
groundwater level)
11
11
Landslides (mudflows,
shallow landslides etc.)
11
12
Others:
...........
11
7. Have your life, properties etc. were ever endangered by any of the natural hazards
listed? If yes, please indicate the consequences of the relevant natural disaster
event(s).
Type of hazard
.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Have you ever been

endangered by the
hazard type
1.) yes
2.) no
Consequences:
1.) took lives in your family
2.) caused injuries in your family
3.) demolished or seriously
damaged your home
4.) caused other economic
damages (loss) for you
5.) no damage was done
Please give the relevant

alternative (1 or 2)
Please give the relevant alternative

(1,2,3, 4 or 5), more options are possible
Extreme heat waves

Droughts
Wildfires
Extreme thunderstorms;
windstorms
Hail
Extreme snowstorms
Extreme cold waves
5
8
9
10
11
12
Floods
Sudden
unexpected
flooding (flash flood)
Inland
excess
water
(higher
than
normal
groundwater level)
Landslides
(mudflows,
shallow landslides etc.)
Others:.........................
8. If you have been in a serious disaster situation (please, consider the most serious event in
your life)
Question
Yes
No
Do not
know
Were there any people evacuated ?
11
Were you and/or your family evacuated ?
11
9. To what extent do you feel prepared for natural disasters? Please, rate from 1 to 5.
I am not
prepared
at all
1
I feel fully
prepared
Do not
know
11
10. What measures/precautions have you taken or do you plan to take to protect yourself from
natural disasters? Please, choose the relevant answer.
Prevention (for the mitigation of the possible damage )
Measures/precautions
Yes
No
Plan it within
one year
Not relevant in
my case
6
Careful selection of the

construction site of
your
residential
building
Careful selection of the

building materials of
your
residential
building
Thermal insulation of
your house (walls
and/or roof)
Regular control over

the physical condition
of
the
house/flat
(possibly by craftsmen)
Strengthening the roof
Having
a
safe
cellar/underground
shelter
Installing weatherproof
doors and/or windows
or insulating them
Installing roller blinds /

shutters on windows
Installing
conditioning
house
10
Thorough caretaking
around the house
(keeping clean drainage
ditch, clearing up
inflammable forest litter
etc.)
11
Avoidance of unsafe
storing of hazardous
in
air
the
materials
(e.g.
inflammable
and
explosive
materials)
around the house
12
Avoidance of waste
dumping in public land
13
(Self)education for selfprotection
14
No measures at all
15
Others:
...................................
Preparedness (for the treatment of the consequences of a disaster event )
Measures/precautions
Yes
No
Plan it within
one year
Not relevant in
my case
16
Following the official

weather forecasts and
warnings regularly
17
Medication and first aid

kit stored at home
18
Stocks of food and

drinking water
19
Stocks of fuel
20
Storing
survival
tools (including candle,
match, electric torch,
batteries,
warm
blanket, gum boots)
21
Paying
attention
to
special
the
vulnerable members of
the family (babies,
elderly people, people
with chronic diseases)
in time of heat waves
22
Special insurances
23
No measures at all
24
Others:
....................................
11. Do you know ...

Do you know
Yes
No
where you can get information about the potential

hazard and the ways of preparing for them in your
settlement?
if any form of local warning exists in your

settlement?
what to do in case of a disaster warning?
where you can get help and shelter in case of a

natural disaster in your settlement?
12. By what means of communication have you been informed about the potential natural hazards
and civil protection measures in your settlement?
Type of media
Yes
No
Leaflets
Local newspapers
National newspapers
Loudspeaker (fixed or mobile e.g. from a car)
2
9
Forums / presentations at schools and

workplaces
State and commercial broadcast media (TV /

radio)
Local broadcast media (TV / radio)
Electronic messages (internet, Mobile SMS etc.)

directly for individuals
Social networking services (e.g. Facebook,

Twitter)
10
Others:..
13 Do you get enough information from official sources about the potential natural hazards and
about the ways to get prepared for them?
Yes
No
Do not know
11
14 Do you feel the need of getting more information about the potential natural hazards and
about the ways to get prepared for them?
Yes
1
No
Do not know
11
15 Please, answer the questions about disaster simulation.
Has there ever been a

disaster
event
Yes
No
Do not know
11
10
simulation exercise in
your
settlement
according to your
knowledge?
if yes, did you take part
in it?
if yes, did you find it
useful?
11
11
16 Volunteering
Question
Yes
No
Do not
know
Do you find it important, that the local inhabitants take an

active part in disaster prevention or relief actions?
11
Have you ever actively joined any disaster prevention or

relief action?
11
Are you a member of any volunteer civil protection

organisation or the local volunteer fire brigade?
11
Are you ready to participate in relief actions in time of a real

disaster situation?
11
17 . Any other comments on the topic of prevention of natural disasters:

.................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................
...............
11
18 Demographic Data (provided by the interviewee)

Question
1. How long have you been 1) Less than 1 year
living in the settlement?
2) 1 5
3) 6 10
4) 11 15
5) 16 20
6) 21 +
2. Age (years)
1) 18 24
2) 25 29
3) 30 39
4) 40 49
5) 50 59
6) 60 69
7) 70 79
8) 80 +
3. Gender
1. Male
Information
2. Female
4. The level of education 1. Without educational attainment

(respondent)
2. Incomplete primary education
3. Primary education
4. Secondary education
5. High education (vocation training after secondary education with
NO university degree)
6. Higher education (BA, BSc, MA, MSc, PhD / DLA etc.)
7. Other: ..........................
5. How many people live in .....................
your household?
6. How many of them are ......................
under 18?
7. How many of them are over .....................
70?
8. Do you own or rent your 1. Own
12
flat/house?
2. Social rent
3. Private rent
9. What form of housing do 1. Detached house (with a garden)

you live in?
2. Detached house with no garden
3. Row of houses
4. Multi-storey prefabricated panel residential building
5. Multi-storey brick residential building
6. Other: ......................................
Thank you for your time and your cooperation!
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SOCIAL AWARENESS QUESTIONNAIRE

WP3 Act. 3.3

Important for processing data (interviewer completes the table!)

Name of the pilot settlement

Number of the urban unit where the questionnaire was ....................................

Date of questionnaire completion

Questionnaire for Pilot Areas

2. If yes, from where did you hear about it?

Broadcast media (TV, radio,)

Newspaper, journal, book

Friends, colleagues etc.

Extreme heat waves

Extreme cold waves

Inland excess water

Have you ever been

Please give the relevant

Please give the relevant alternative

Extreme heat waves

Were there any people evacuated ?

Were you and/or your family evacuated ?

Careful selection of the

Careful selection of the

Regular control over

Strengthening the roof

Installing roller blinds /

(Self)education for selfprotection

Preparedness (for the treatment of the consequences of a disaster event )

Following the official

Medication and first aid

Stocks of food and

11. Do you know ...

where you can get information about the potential

if any form of local warning exists in your

what to do in case of a disaster warning?

where you can get help and shelter in case of a

Loudspeaker (fixed or mobile e.g. from a car)

Forums / presentations at schools and

State and commercial broadcast media (TV /

Local broadcast media (TV / radio)

Electronic messages (internet, Mobile SMS etc.)

Social networking services (e.g. Facebook,

15 Please, answer the questions about disaster simulation.

Has there ever been a

Do you find it important, that the local inhabitants take an

Have you ever actively joined any disaster prevention or

Are you a member of any volunteer civil protection

Are you ready to participate in relief actions in time of a real

17 . Any other comments on the topic of prevention of natural disasters:

18 Demographic Data (provided by the interviewee)

4. The level of education 1. Without educational attainment

9. What form of housing do 1. Detached house (with a garden)

Thank you for your time and your cooperation!

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