Table 1. Participant responses and reliability (alpha-Cronbach) for a) Earthquake preparation scale, and b) Flood preparation scale.
a) Earthquake Preparation Scale | Yes (%) | No (%) |
Workplace preparedness sub-scale (alpha = 0.86) | ||
In your place of work, is there or do you have a plan regarding how to react in the event of an earthquake? (n = 177) | 64.4 | 35.6 |
While you are working, do you know what the escape route is in the event of an earthquake? (n = 176) | 72.7 | 27.3 |
Have there been drills for this earthquake plan in your workplace? (n = 175) | 48.6 | 51.4 |
Household preparedness sub-scale (alpha = 0.85) | ||
At home, do you and your family have an action plan in the event of an earthquake? (n = 474) | 74.3 | 25.7 |
At home, have you identified any escape routes in the event of an earthquake? (n = 473) | 76.0 | 23.0 |
b) Flood Preparation Scale | Yes (%) | No (%) |
Workplace preparedness sub-scale (alpha = 0.89) | ||
Thinking back on the flood of March 2015, was there or did you have an action plan for this event at your workplace? (n = 175) | 24.6 | 75.4 |
Had there been drills for this plan at your workplace? (n = 173) | 17.3 | 82.7 |
While you were working, did you know where the escape route was during the event of March 2015? (n = 174) | 28.7 | 71.3 |
Household preparedness sub-scale (alpha = 0.92) | ||
For the flood of March 2015, had you identified the escape routes at home in the event of a major flood? (n = 472) | 37.3 | 62.7 |
For the flood of March 2015, did you and your family have an action plan at home? (n = 472) | 32.4 | 67.6 |
The differences in sample sizes are due to missing values. Each question is on a dichotomous scale (0)No; (1)Yes.