TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of Socioeconomic Status and Demographic Composition on Disaster Mortality
T2 - Community-Level Analysis for the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami
AU - Miyazaki, Takeshi
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I greatly appreciate Momi Dahan, Yohei Kobayashi, Hiroki Tanaka, and participants in the seminars at Doshisha University and Kyushu University and in the 70th Congress of the Japanese Institute of Public Finance (JIPF) and the 74th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) for their helpful and insightful comments on the earlier version of this article. This study was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI (Grant No. 16K13370).
Funding Information:
I greatly appreciate Momi Dahan, Yohei Kobayashi, Hiroki Tanaka, and participants in the seminars at Doshisha University and Kyushu University and in the 70th Congress of the Japanese Institute of Public Finance (JIPF) and the 74th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) for their helpful and insightful comments on the earlier version of this article. This study was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI (Grant No. 16K13370).
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PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - On 11 March 2011, the Tohoku tsunami hit the northeastern region of Japan, causing massive damage to people and property. The tsunami was bigger than any other in Japan’s recorded history, but the damage varied by community. This research addressed the effects of socioeconomic status and demographic composition on mortality in the 2011 Tohoku tsunami using community-level data. These effects were estimated using regression analysis, taking into account a variety of potential contributing aspects at the community level, including strength of the tsunami, population characteristics, gender, age, education, household composition, evacuation methods, and occupation. It was found that the height of the tsunami and the shares of three-generation households and employees in the manufacturing industry are all positively correlated with tsunami mortality. The impacts of these factors on mortality are particularly large for the older adults.
AB - On 11 March 2011, the Tohoku tsunami hit the northeastern region of Japan, causing massive damage to people and property. The tsunami was bigger than any other in Japan’s recorded history, but the damage varied by community. This research addressed the effects of socioeconomic status and demographic composition on mortality in the 2011 Tohoku tsunami using community-level data. These effects were estimated using regression analysis, taking into account a variety of potential contributing aspects at the community level, including strength of the tsunami, population characteristics, gender, age, education, household composition, evacuation methods, and occupation. It was found that the height of the tsunami and the shares of three-generation households and employees in the manufacturing industry are all positively correlated with tsunami mortality. The impacts of these factors on mortality are particularly large for the older adults.
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U2 - 10.1007/s13753-022-00454-x
DO - 10.1007/s13753-022-00454-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85143285975
VL - 13
SP - 913
EP - 924
JO - International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
JF - International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
SN - 2095-0055
IS - 6
ER -