This paper aims to facilitate residents' autonomous refuge life in high-rise condominiums after earthquakes, which will occur more frequently in Tokyo in the near future. To understand attitudes about self-help and evacuation after earthquakes, this paper describes residents' attitudes obtained from a questionnaire that points out the inadequacy of each family's current water and food stockpile during emergencies, the limits of residents' edification, and the importance of focusing on backward incidence. The stockpile is influenced by individuals' projection of the lifeline shut-down period. This paper considers ways to reduce the evacuation ratio in shelters, and to prompt cooperation in condominiums.
