Factors Determining the Recognized Effectiveness of the List of People Requiring Disaster Evacuation Assistance among Families Cohabiting with a Person Possessing a Disability Certificate: Families Who Did not Recognize that the List

Abstract

This study examined the factors determining the recognized effectiveness of a list of persons requiring disaster evacuation assistance among families cohabiting with a person possessing a disability certificate who did not recognize that the list. In June 2018, an online survey was conducted to monitor those who meet these criteria. The respondents analyzed were from families unaware of the list’s existence and families intending to register on behalf of a member with a disability (n=117). Respondents rated the extent to which the recognized the list’s effectiveness, along with the respondents’ solidarity with, and dependency on, others in their regional community, self-efficacy for interpersonal resources in disasters, and so on. Results showed that solidarity with, and dependency on, others determined the recognition of the list’s effectiveness. Results also revealed that among those who recognized themselves as having low self-efficacy for interpersonal resources during disasters, those who rated highly the degree of solidarity and dependency on others determined the list’s recognized effectiveness as high.