| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0593 |
| Survey Title | 4th Questionnaire Survey of Miyake-jima Island Returnees, 2008 |
| Depositor | SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD |
| Restriction of Use |
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| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
| Access to Datasets | Download |
| SSJDA Data Analysis | Not available |
| Summary |
The eruption of Miyake-jima in 2000 forced all residents of the island to evacuate, and their desire to return was not realized until 4 and a half year years later in February 2005. There are no other examples in Japan of island residents having to part with their beloved hometown because of a disaster and to live in evacuation facilities for as long. This survey is the fourth (2008) in a series of surveys conducted using the same method in April each year from 2005, when the evacuation order covering all of Miyake-jima was lifted, to 2008, with the aim of comprehensive longitudinal research into how residents achieve recovery after experiencing off-island evacuation for as long as 4 and a half years. Further aims are to provide the survey results to disaster prevention institutions and others as the basic materials to understand the ongoing recovery of Miyake Village and to prevent public interest from fading by sharing the current state of the island with the society. The report summarizes the first to fourth surveys and discusses in concrete detail the realities of and progress in recovery. The main survey items this time are the state of people who have/have not returned to Miyake-jima, household budget/life, and the progress of recovery/islanders’ ways of life/thinking, etc. The data from the first three surveys are stored in SSJDA 0590–0592, and the first three reports are available on the Survey Research Center website. |
| 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 19 to 23, 2008. |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
Valid responses: 627 people *Estimated population: 1,004 people Estimated response rate: 62.5% |
| Date of Collection |
2008-04-19 ~ 2008-04-23 2008/04/19–04/23 |
| Time Period |
2008 ~ 2008 |
| 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
Complete survey of households (When the first survey was originally designed, area sampling was considered, but because of the lack of accurate information on the number of returnee households on Miyake-jima, the absence of a ledger for sampling, and the shortfall between the actual number of returnee households and predictions, we quickly switched to a complete survey.) All households that have returned to Miyake-jima as of April 19 to 23, 2008. *The following households are excluded: - Visitors to Miyake-jima from the mainland who were engaged in recovery-related enterprises - Temporary transfers from the mainland, such as from 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.0593 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Tanaka Atsushi, Survey Research Center (ed.), Shakai chōsa de miru saigai fukkō: Kitōgo 4-nenkan no chōsa ga kataru Miyake kitōmin no genjitsu [Disaster recovery as seen through social research: The reality of Miyake returnees as related by surveys over four years from their return] (Man and Society in Disaster, 8), March 2009, Kōbundō (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, possibility of safe evacuation when a warning is issued, reasons for being unable to evacuate (2) Household budget/life 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, ownership of fields, state of fields compared to before the eruption, intention of reconstructing fields from now on, ownership of a shop/enterprise including a tourism business, state of shop/enterprise compared to before the eruption, intention of reconstructing shop/enterprise from now on, outlook of livelihood from now on, level of anticipation for recommencement of regular flights and reasons for it (3) State of recovery/islanders’ ways of life/thinking. Level of satisfaction with state of recovery (13 items), image for the future of Miyake Village, expectations for the recovery of Miyake-jima, local unity compared to before the eruption (at present/in the future), measures for senior citizens, measures for youth, 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 and reasons for it (4) Attributes Gender, age, current type of residence, birthplace, head of household, whether respondent responded to previous survey (April 2007), etc. |
| Date of Release | 2010/01/26 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Migration Income, property and investment/saving Housing NATURAL ENVIRONMENT |
| Topics in SSJDA | Security/Crime/Disaster |
| Version | 1 ： 2010-01-26 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |