TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The Public's Preparedness: Self-Reliance, Flashbulb Memories, and Conservative Values
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Greenberg, Michael R.
A1  - Dyen, Susannah
A1  - Elliott, Stacey
SP  - e85
EP  - 91
VL  - 103
IS  - 6
N2  - Objectives. We surveyed how many US residents engaged in 6 preparedness activities and measured the relationship between engagement and personal experience in hazard events, flashbulb memories of major events, self-reliance, and other indicators of a conservative philosophy. Methods. We used random digit dialing for national landline (75%) and cell phone (25%) surveys of 1930 US residents from July 6, 2011, to September 9, 2011; 1080 of the sample lived near 6 US Department of Energy nuclear waste management facilities and 850 were a national random sample. Results. The median respondent engaged in 3 of the 6 activities; those who disproportionately engaged in 4 or more had experienced a hazard event, had distressing and strong flashbulb memories of major hazard events, and had strong feelings about the need for greater self-reliance. The results for the national and US Department of Energy site-specific surveys were almost identical. Conclusions. A cadre of US residents are disproportionately engaged in disaster preparedness, and they typically have stronger negative memories of past disasters and tend to be self-reliant. How their efforts can or should be integrated into local preparedness efforts is unclear. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print April 18, 2013: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.301198).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301198
ID  - ref1
ER  -