Table 2.

Number and percentage (%) of households acting on emergency items

Action	Total n=3541	Regions					Residency
		Beijing n=988	Heilongjiang n=862	Guangdong n=811	Sichuan n=880	P value	Urban n=2266	Rural n=1275
Possession of emergency necessities
3-day supply of food and water	1101 (31.1)	230 (23.3)	350 (40.6)	264 (32.6)	257 (29.2)	<0.001	684 (30.2)	417 (32.7)*
Extra batteries	1151 (32.5)	261 (26.4)	313 (36.3)	268 (33.0)	309 (35.1)	<0.001	728 (32.1)	423 (33.2)
Battery-powered radio	990 (28.0)	187 (18.9)	338 (39.2)	239 (29.5)	226 (25.7)	<0.001	600 (26.5)	390 (30.6)*
Battery-operated torch	2843 (80.3)	718 (72.7)	704 (81.7)	651 (80.3)	770 (87.5)	<0.001	1760 (77.7)	1083 (84.9)*
First-aid kit	1215 (34.3)	307 (31.1)	237 (27.5)	382 (47.1)	289 (32.8)	<0.001	881 (38.9)*	334 (26.2)
Gas mask	164 (4.6)	36 (3.6)	39 (4.5)	58 (7.2)	31 (3.5)	0.001	113 (5.0)	51 (4.0)
Fire extinguisher	931 (26.3)	174 (17.6)	148 (17.2)	315 (38.8)	294 (33.4)	<0.001	625 (27.6)*	306 (24.0)
Escape rope	403 (11.4)	69 (7.0)	141 (16.4)	94 (11.6)	99 (11.3)	<0.001	233 (10.3)	170 (13.3)*
Whistle	387 (10.9)	95 (9.6)	117 (13.6)	73 (9.0)	102 (11.6)	0.010	264 (11.7)*	123 (9.6)
Coverage of accident insurance	819 (23.1)	291 (29.5)	147 (17.1)	132 (16.3)	249 (28.3)	<0.001	582 (25.7)*	237 (18.6)
Household evacuation plan	1083 (30.6)	151 (15.3)	255 (29.6)	292 (36.0)	385 (43.8)	<0.001	673 (29.7)	446 (35.0)*
Knowledge of local emergency response systems
Evacuation route	2652 (74.9)	742 (75.1)	599 (69.5)	626 (77.2)	685 (77.8)	0.003	1767 (78.0)*	885 (69.4)
Emergency shelter	2210 (62.4)	584 (59.1)	523 (60.7)	500 (61.7)	603 (68.5)	0.001	1447 (63.9)	763 (59.8)
Emergency phone numbers	3325 (93.9)	915 (92.6)	788 (91.4)	781 (96.3)	841 (95.6)	<0.001	2170 (95.8)*	1155 (90.6)
Actions on ≥9 indicators	352 (9.9)	48 (4.9)	91 (10.6)	92 (11.3)	121 (13.8)	0.001	236 (10.4)	116 (9.1)

*P<0.05 in urban-rural comparisons.

P<0.001 in regions comparisons.