Sections

Example Questions

Obtained information

Demographic information

-What is your age and gender?

-What is your education attained level?

-What is your annual income?

-How many years have you lived in the area?

The demographic information provides indicators on the targeted social unit.

Earthquake historical knowledge

-How many times have you felt an earthquake?

-When do you believe was the last large earthquake?

-What did you do first during the last earthquake?

Historical seismic information will clarify if residents are aware of the seismic activity in their region.

Seismic risk perception

-How much do you personally know about earthquakes?

-Where do you get your information about earthquakes?

-Do you prepare for another earthquake?

-Why do earthquakes happen?

-What did you first do when an earthquake happened?

-What part of the building is safer during an earthquake?

Risk perception information provides how the residents react with earthquakes and how their response is related to their experiences, training, and education.