Household Demographics and Characteristics
Characteristics of the household head. As shown in Table 2, most of household heads in Paranas are aged 40 – 64 years old (60.99%). Their ages ranged from 20 to 88 years old. The mean age is 51 years old, and most of the household heads are aged 54 years old. Others having an age range of 20 – 39 years old comprise 21.43% and those above 65 years old figure about 17.58%.
Although majority of the participants are considered middle adults (60.99%) and 21.43% are young adults, it is significant to note that 17.58% are considered elderly. As noted from a study done by Muttarak et al, the elderly (≥60 years old) and those in the younger age group are less likely to prepare for a disaster or take any preparedness actions. Furthermore, increasing age is significantly associated with worse overall preparedness. This is important as older persons are more susceptible to the adverse effects of psychological and physical stresses such as disasters, in part, because of higher rate of chronic illnesses. For those elderly who live alone or are socially isolated, this again makes them vulnerable …show more content…
At the individual level, respondents with lower educational attainment, the main factors influencing disaster preparedness are the number of sources of information and some household demographic characteristics, i.e the number of elderly or disabled members. In individuals with higher education, their likelihood in taking preparedness measures increases with previous tsunami experience, participation in evacuation drills, disaster education and the number of sources of information. The study also found that having two or more members in a household with at least a secondary education increases the likelihood of having preparedness measures
Characteristics of the household head. As shown in Table 2, most of household heads in Paranas are aged 40 – 64 years old (60.99%). Their ages ranged from 20 to 88 years old. The mean age is 51 years old, and most of the household heads are aged 54 years old. Others having an age range of 20 – 39 years old comprise 21.43% and those above 65 years old figure about 17.58%.
Although majority of the participants are considered middle adults (60.99%) and 21.43% are young adults, it is significant to note that 17.58% are considered elderly. As noted from a study done by Muttarak et al, the elderly (≥60 years old) and those in the younger age group are less likely to prepare for a disaster or take any preparedness actions. Furthermore, increasing age is significantly associated with worse overall preparedness. This is important as older persons are more susceptible to the adverse effects of psychological and physical stresses such as disasters, in part, because of higher rate of chronic illnesses. For those elderly who live alone or are socially isolated, this again makes them vulnerable …show more content…
At the individual level, respondents with lower educational attainment, the main factors influencing disaster preparedness are the number of sources of information and some household demographic characteristics, i.e the number of elderly or disabled members. In individuals with higher education, their likelihood in taking preparedness measures increases with previous tsunami experience, participation in evacuation drills, disaster education and the number of sources of information. The study also found that having two or more members in a household with at least a secondary education increases the likelihood of having preparedness measures