The influence of socio demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among Malaysians

The objective of this study was to examine the influence of socio-demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among urban and semi-urban residents of Malaysia. Results indicated that a broad-based education approach could be used to enhance community preparedness to sev...

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Main Authors: Mat Said, Aini, Abu Bakar, Elistina, Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin, Gomes, Chandima, Keul, Alexander G.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38462/
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description The objective of this study was to examine the influence of socio-demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among urban and semi-urban residents of Malaysia. Results indicated that a broad-based education approach could be used to enhance community preparedness to severe weather risks as age, education level, gender and ethnicity did not influence all the variables of the study.
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spelling upm-384622019-11-20T06:25:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38462/ The influence of socio demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among Malaysians Mat Said, Aini Abu Bakar, Elistina Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin Gomes, Chandima Keul, Alexander G. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of socio-demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among urban and semi-urban residents of Malaysia. Results indicated that a broad-based education approach could be used to enhance community preparedness to severe weather risks as age, education level, gender and ethnicity did not influence all the variables of the study. IEEE 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38462/1/The%20influence%20of%20socio%20demographic%20factors%20on%20severe%20weather%20concern%2C%20knowledge%20and%20preparedness%20among%20Malaysians.pdf Mat Said, Aini and Abu Bakar, Elistina and Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin and Gomes, Chandima and Keul, Alexander G. (2014) The influence of socio demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among Malaysians. In: 2014 International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), 11-18 Oct. 2014, Shanghai, China. (pp. 1050-1053). 10.1109/ICLP.2014.6973279
spellingShingle Mat Said, Aini
Abu Bakar, Elistina
Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin
Gomes, Chandima
Keul, Alexander G.
The influence of socio demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among Malaysians
title The influence of socio demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among Malaysians
title_full The influence of socio demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among Malaysians
title_fullStr The influence of socio demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among Malaysians
title_full_unstemmed The influence of socio demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among Malaysians
title_short The influence of socio demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among Malaysians
title_sort influence of socio demographic factors on severe weather concern, knowledge and preparedness among malaysians
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38462/
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