Abstract: The subject of
quantitative research is a determination of fear level of natural disaster
caused by flood and examination its relationships with demographic and
socio-economic characteristics of citizens. The
aim of such research is a scientific explanation relationships nature of these
characteristics and fear. In order to realize research, randomly was selected
nineteen communities in which was surveyed 2,500 persons in 2015. On that
occasion, it was applied test strategy in households for the application of the
multi-stage random sample. According to the survey, 49.7% of respondents said
they feel fear, 16.1% were not sure, and 33.2% do not feel the fear of natural
disasters caused by flooding. In addition, the results indicate that there is a
statistically significant correlation between the fear to sex, age, education,
marital status, employment status, income level, swimming abilities and the
type of ownership of the facility in which to live, until such a relationship
does not exist with level of religiosity and success in high school. Social and
scientific justification of the research arising from the necessity to examine
the situation and the level of citizens' fear of natural disaster caused by
flood with a view to taking some proactive measures aimed to offset the fear by
taking certain measures of preparedness to react in such situations. The
research results might be used in planning the psychological help and support
to citizens in the stages of preparation, response and recovery from natural
disasters.
Keywords: security,
natural disaster, citizens, fear, floods, demographic and socio-economic
characteristics.
Link for work:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302448851_NATURAL_DISASTER_RISK_INSURANCE_AND_REDUCTION_-_OSIGURANE_I_SMANENE_RIZIKA_OD_PRIRODNIH_KATASTROFA?ev=prf_pub
For citation: Cvetković, M. V., & Sandić, M. (2016). The fear of natural disaster caused by flood. Ecologica, 23(82).
