University of Tokyo

Abstract
Survey Number 0591
Survey Title 2nd Questionnaire Survey of Miyake-jima Island Returnees, 2006
Depositor SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD
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Summary On the evening of July 8, 2000, Miyake-jima erupted. The island’s first eruptions in 17 years continued intermittently after that, with the largest eruption at about 17:30 on August 18; low-temperature, sluggish pyroclastic flows occurred on the 29th. This led to an off-island evacuation order on September 1, the evacuation of residents off the island from the 2nd to the 4th in response, and then long-term living in evacuation facilities for over 4 years due to volcanic gas emissions. The damage directly after a disaster tends to attract the most attention, but inevitably, various problems in daily life arise from individual circumstances, and disparity in recovery occur in the process of recovery from disaster. This survey gathers island residents’ voices in the recovery process and reveals the true state of daily life problems and disparity in recovery that occur therein.

This is the second survey, conducted following the previous year’s survey immediately after the return to the island (conducted in April 2005) (SSJDA survey number 0590).

This survey aims to gain knowledge about residents’ attitudes and problems one year after returning to the island to provide the basic materials to understand the ongoing recovery of Miyake Village, as well as sharing the actual situation with the public.

The main survey items are the state of return to Miyake-jima, household budget, and recovery.
Data Type quantitative research: micro data
Universe Heads of households aged 20 years and older or those in a similar position in all households that had returned to Miyake-jima as of April 25, 2006
Unit of Observation Individual
Sample Size Valid responses: 489 people
*According to the Miyake Village returnee household confirmation survey, the number of returnee households stands at 1,247 (of which 15 are households of foreign nationals) as of September 2, 2005. The response rate based on this is 39.2%.

Our research (as of April 25) estimates that 1,079 households have returned (including residences where we could not determine whether the residents had returned and were in residence), giving a response rate of 45.3%. The reason that this figure is less than the number of households in the Miyake Village returnee household confirmation survey is that we did not include temporary transfers from the mainland in the survey samples.
Date of Collection 2006-04-22 ~ 2006-04-25
2006/04/22–04/25
Time Period 2006 ~ 2006
Spatial Unit tokyo
All areas of Miyake-jima (Tokyo)
*Off-limits areas, dangerous areas, and high concentration (volcanic gases) areas were excluded.
Sampling Procedure Total universe/Complete enumeration
All households that have returned to Miyake-jima as of April 25, 2006
*Visitors to Miyake-jima from the mainland who are engaged in recovery-related enterprises were excluded.
*Temporary transfers from the mainland, such as Miyake Branch Office, were excluded.
Mode of Data Collection Interview method (self-administered survey (placement method) was used in some parts in conjunction)
Investigator SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD.
Joint researcher: Atsushi Tanaka (Toyo University)

DOI 10.34500/SSJDA.0591
Sponsors (Funds)
Related Publications (by the Investigator) Dai-2 kai Miyake-jima kitō jūmin ankēto chōsa: Chōsa hōkokusho [Second questionnaire survey of Miyake-jima island returnees: Survey report], May 2006, Survey Research Center Co., Ltd. (in Japanese)
Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis)
Documentation
Major Survey Items (1) State of return to Miyake-jima
Timing of return, composition of returning family, family composition when leaving Miyake-jima, whether some family members have not returned, family members who have not returned yet, reasons for not returning, plans to return in the future, whether family members or neighbors have left Miyake-jima again, concerns before returning, current concerns, possibility of safe evacuation when a warning is issued, reasons for being unable to evacuate

(2) Household budget
Main income-earning occupation before the eruption, main income-earning occupation during life in evacuation facilities, main income-earning occupation after returning, household’s current economic situation when taking the situation before the eruption to be 100, outlook of livelihood from now on

(3) Recovery
Things that have improved since returning (12 items), things that have improved from before the eruption (12 items), things necessary as recovery assistance, level of satisfaction with state of recovery, image for the future of Miyake Village, level of expectation for the recovery of Miyake-jima, local unity in Miyake-jima compared to before the eruption, form of life reconstruction in the event of natural disasters, need for new resident organizations that reflect residents’ will, attachment to Miyake-jima, evaluation of having returned

(4) Attributes
Gender, age, type of residence before the eruption, current type of residence, birthplace, whether respondent responded to previous survey (April 2005), etc.
Date of Release 2008/11/13
Topics in CESSDA Click here for details

Migration
Income, property and investment/saving
Housing
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Topics in SSJDA Security/Crime/Disaster
Version 1 : 2008-11-13
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