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. 2012 Nov 29;7(11):e50721. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050721

Table 1. Characteristics of children who experienced the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

Items N = 11639
Gender Male 5939 (51.0%)
Female 5700 (49.0%)
Age at the time of the disaster (y) (Mean) 10.9 (SD = 2.7)
PTSSC-15 score (Mean) 20.5 (SD = 14.5)
PTSSC-15 score at the cut-off value or higher (23 points) 4956 (42.6%)
House damage No 6986 (60.0%)
Yes Total collapse 2243 (19.3%)
Half collapse 2354 (20.2%)
Total 4597 (39.5%)
Unknown 56 (0.5%)
Evacuation experience No 8228 (70.7%)
Yes Currently living in evacuation center 90 (0.8%)
Used to live in evacuation center 2845 (24.4%)
Living in temporary housing 976 (8.4%)
Used to live in temporary housing 51 (0.4%)
Evacuation experience at least once 3248 (27.9%)
Unknown 163 (1.4%)
Bereavement experience No 9241 (79.4%)
Yes Father 71 (0.6%)
Mother 66 (0.6%)
Brothers and sisters 44 (0.4%)
Grandfather and grandmother 355 (3.1%)
Classmates 1498 (12.9%)
Teacher in charge 32 (0.3%)
Others 270 (2.3%)
At least one bereavement experience 2103 (18.1%)
Unknown 295 (2.5%)

M, mean; SD, standard deviation; N, number of cases.