Earthquake Disaster Risk Perception Process Model for Rural Households: A Pilot Study from Southwestern China

Dingde Xu, Yi Liu, Xin Deng, Chen Qing, Linmei Zhuang, Zhuolin Yong and Kai Huang
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Dingde Xu: Sichuan Center for Rural Development Research, College of Management of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Yi Liu: College of Management of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Xin Deng: College of Economics of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Chen Qing: College of Management of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Linmei Zhuang: College of Management of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Zhuolin Yong: College of Management of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Kai Huang: College of Management of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-18

Abstract: There are many important factors to consider when creating robust, regional disaster prevention systems. These include rural households’ knowledge and reported skills of earthquake disasters, disaster risk perception, awareness of disaster risk reduction, willingness to purchase insurance, and willingness to relocate to avoid disasters. However, few empirical studies have systematically established the theoretical research frameworks to analyze these factors. This study analyzed the data sampled from 241 rural households located in counties affected by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. A theoretical model was designed to investigate rural households’ disaster risk perception and used path analysis to systematically analyze the mechanism of the factors stated above. The results showed that 53.11% of rural households had a stronger willingness to purchase disease insurance and 72.19% had a stronger willingness to relocate to avoid disasters. Risk perception, knowledge and reported skills, and awareness of disaster risk reduction were significantly correlated with a willingness to purchase disaster insurance. Risk perception and awareness of disaster risk reduction were significantly positively correlated with a willingness to relocate to avoid disasters. Knowledge and reported skills indirectly affected the willingness to purchase insurance and the willingness to relocate to avoid disasters through risk perception and awareness of disaster risk reduction. Risk perception could indirectly affect the willingness to purchase insurance and the willingness to relocate to avoid disasters through awareness of disaster risk reduction.

Keywords: risk perception; risk reduction; risk awareness; disaster avoidance behavior; Wenchuan earthquake; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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