QUESTIONNAIRE

IS DELHI PREPARED FOR EARTHQUAKES

Instructions: Please put a tick in the box next to the answer of your choice or write in
the space provided
as the case may be.
Name: ____________________________
Age: 0-18 18-30 30-45 45 and above
Sex: Male Female

1. In the past 5 years, have you or someone in your household / business

experienced an earthquake?
Yes No
2. How concerned are you personally about the following disaster affecting the
Town/Village?
Extremely concerned

Concerned

Not concerned

3. Have you ever received information about how to make your family / home /
business safer from
earthquakes?
Yes

No

4. What is the most effective way for you to receive information about how to make
your family / home / business
safer from earthquakes?
Newspaper stories
Television News
Internet
Other______

Radio News

Books

5. Who would you most trust to provide you with information about how to make your
family / home / business safer from earthquakes?
News media
Insurance agent or company
Emergency Management
other

County Department of

6. What steps, if any, have you or someone in your household taken to prepare for an
earthquake? (Respondents could choose as many as they felt applied)
Food

Water

Medical Supplies (First Aid Kit)

7. Do you have emergency exit in your society?

Other__________

 Yes

No

8. Do you check your gas pipelines and electrical wirings after an earthquake?
Yes

No

9. Is your building house earthquake safe?

Yes

No

10. Would you be willing to spend more money on a home or business that had
features that made it more earthquake resistant?
Yes No
11. Have you set up a family meeting location in a safe nearby area?
Yes

No

12. Do you have an earthquake survival kit with you at home?

Yes

No

13. Do you have insurance policy to cover the damage caused by earthquakes?
Yes

No

14. Do you want to give any suggestions regarding the preparedness for such natural
calamities?
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