University of Tokyo

Abstract
Survey Number 0590
Survey Title Questionnaire Survey of Miyake-jima Island Returnees, 2005
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 aims to gain knowledge about the eruption and evacuation and about residents’ attitudes before and after returning to the island and problems in daily life 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 damage to respondent’s home, returning to Miyake-jima, household budget, rebuilding respondent’s home, recovery, and attitudes to natural disasters.
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 24 and 25, 2005
Unit of Observation Individual
Sample Size Valid responses: 364 people
*Our research estimates that 503 households have returned to Miyake-jima as of April 25. The response rate based on this is 72.4%. The figure of 503 households is based on 364 valid responses, 93 refusals, and 46 requests for mail responses because they were busy. Investigators visited all existing residences.
Date of Collection 2005-04-22 ~ 2005-04-25
2005/04/22 – 04/25
Time Period 2005 ~ 2005
Spatial Unit tokyo
All areas of Miyake-jima (Tokyo)
*Off-limits areas, dangerous areas, and high concentration (volcanic gases) areas were excluded, but no residents live in these zones.
Sampling Procedure Total universe/Complete enumeration
All households that have returned to Miyake-jima as of April 24 and 25, 2005
*Visitors to Miyake-jima from the mainland who were engaged in recovery-related enterprises were excluded.
*Because no ledger for survey samples (the Basic Resident Register or a list of returnees) existed at the village office and the population could not be ascertained, all members were surveyed (complete survey).
Mode of Data Collection Interview method (using response cards)
Investigator SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD.
Joint researchers: Atsushi Tanaka (Toyo University), Naoya Sekiya (The University of Tokyo)

DOI 10.34500/SSJDA.0590
Sponsors (Funds)
Related Publications (by the Investigator) Miyake-jima kitō jūmin ankēto chōsa: Chōsa hōkokusho [Questionnaire survey of Miyake-jima island returnees: Survey report], May 2005, 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) Damage to respondent’s home
Extent of damage to respondent’s home, state of damage.

(2) Returning to Miyake-jima
Whether and how many times respondent returned temporarily, difficulties to bear when living in evacuation facilities, people respondent consulted about returning, reasons for deciding to return, current concerns, predictions for evacuation when a warning is issued, reasons for being unable to evacuate, composition of returning family, family composition when Miyake-jima erupted, whether some family members have not returned, family members who have not returned yet, reasons for not returning, plans to return in the future

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

(4) Rebuilding respondent’s home
Type of residence before the eruption, state of rebuilding respondent’s home, thoughts about residences in the future, worries about home

(5) Recovery
Level of importance of recovery policies (17 items), 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

(6) Changes in attitudes to natural disasters
Current state compared to before the eruption (health aspects, mental aspects, personal relationships with family, personal relationships with neighbors, Miyake-jima’s economic activity), changes in thinking before and after the eruption (4 items), dangers from the volcano and land that respondent knows and loves, form of life reconstruction in the event of natural disasters, evaluation of having returned, attachment to Miyake-jima

(7) Attributes
Gender, age, birthplace, experience living off Miyake-jima before the eruption, etc.
Date of Release 2008/10/01
Topics in CESSDA Click here for details

Migration
Income, property and investment/saving
Housing
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Topics in SSJDA Security/Crime/Disaster
Version 1 : 2008-10-01
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