University of Tokyo

Abstract
Survey Number 0592
Survey Title 3rd Questionnaire Survey of Miyake-jima Island Returnees, 2007
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 survey was conducted following two previous surveys: the survey conducted in April 2005 immediately after the return to the island (SSJDA survey number 0590) and the second survey in April 2006 (SSJDA survey number 0591).

This survey aims to gain knowledge about residents’ attitudes and problems two years after returning to the island to provide basic data for the ongoing recovery of Miyake Village, as well as sharing the actual situation with the society.

The main survey items are the state of return to Miyake-jima, household budget, and the state of recovery.
Data Type quantitative research
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 20 to 24, 2007.
Unit of Observation Individual
Sample Size Valid responses: 520 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 41.7%.

Our research (as of April 24) estimates that 1,245 households have returned. This is approximately equal to the number of returnee households surveyed by Miyake Village. However, there were many residences where we could not determine whether the residents had returned and were living there. We included these as well when counting our estimate. The response rate based on the estimated number of returnee households is 41.8%.
Date of Collection 2007-04-20 ~ 2007-04-24
2007/04/20–04/24
Time Period 2007 ~ 2007
Spatial Unit tokyo
All areas of Miyake-jima (Tokyo)
*Off-limits areas, dangerous areas, and high concentration areas were excluded.
Sampling Procedure Total universe/Complete enumeration
All households returning to Miyake-jima as of April 20 to 24, 2007.
*The following households were excluded:
- Visitors to Miyake-jima from the mainland who were engaged in recovery-related enterprises
- Temporary transfers from the mainland, such as Miyake Branch Office
- People who have moved to Miyake-jima since the eruption
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.0592
Sponsors (Funds)
Related Publications (by the Investigator) Dai-3 kai Miyake-jima kitō jūmin ankēto chōsa: Chōsa hōkokusho [Third questionnaire survey of Miyake-jima island returnees: Survey report], July 2007, 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
Structure of returning family, family structure 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, current concerns, whether respondent currently lives in the same residence as before evacuation, time required to repair house, costs incurred in life reconstruction, costs incurred in repairing residence, 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 after returning, household’s economic situation immediately after return and at present when taking the situation before the eruption to be 100, outlook of livelihood from now on

(3) State of recovery
Level of importance attached to recovery of Miyake-jima (Miyake Village) (16 items), level of satisfaction with state of recovery (16 items), things necessary as recovery assistance, general level of satisfaction with state of recovery, image for the future of Miyake Village, expectations for the recovery of Miyake-jima, local unity in the future, necessary measures for senior citizens/for youth/for children/for tourists from now on, situations when respondent feels recovery has occurred, attachment to Miyake-jima, evaluation of having returned

(4) Attributes
Gender, age, current type of residence, birthplace, number of times respondent returned temporarily during evacuation, whether respondent responded to previous survey (April 2006), etc.
Date of Release 2008/11/14
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Migration
Income, property and investment/saving
Housing
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Topics in SSJDA Security/Crime/Disaster
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