Table 7 People’s agreement or disagreement about additional information that could be included in an EEW alert.
Strongly disagree (%) | Disagree (%) | Neutral (%) | Agree (%) | Strongly agree (%) | N | |
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Guidance on what action to take, e.g. ‘prepare for strong shaking’ or ‘drop, cover and hold' | 2 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 2593 |
A message that provides reassurance e.g. ‘stay calm' | 8 | 15 | 35 | 25 | 18 | 2544 |
A countdown timer showing the number of seconds left until shaking arrives in your location | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 33 | 2574 |
Potential impacts from the shaking (e.g. ‘Items could fall’, ‘Furniture might move’) | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 2552 |
Information on additional geo-hazards that might occur (e.g. tsunami, landslides, etc.) | 2 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 56 | 2587 |
Further information about the earthquake that has occurred (e.g. location, magnitude) | 2 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 2582 |
A link to further information on what to do after the shaking has stopped | 2 | 5 | 21 | 40 | 32 | 2567 |
Other (please specify) | 3 | 3 | 62 | 13 | 19 | 418 |