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Disaster Experiences and Perception of Older People in Gangwon Province: A Comparison of Elderly Men and Women  

Chung, Soon-Dool (이화여자대학교 사회복지전문대학원 사회복지학과)
Ki, Jee-Hye (이화여자대학교 사회복지전문대학원 사회복지학과)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation / v.8, no.1, 2008 , pp. 57-62 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed at investigating elderly people's experiences and perception of flood disasters in Gangwon province, which is mainly devastated by flood disasters, and seeking to the coping strategy against vulnerability of disaster between elderly men and women. A total of 183 elderly people aged 60 and over who were directly or indirectly damaged by flood disasters of 2006 in Pyung-chang and In-je in Gangwon province were selected for this study. According to the study results, there were no statistical differences in disaster experiences between elderly men and women, however, a statistically significant difference was found in the perception of disaster among them. Although elderly women are more likely to perceive the possibility of secondary flood disasters than elderly men, elderly women are less knowledgeable than elderly men in disaster attacks and they have appeared to have low coping skills. This study showed that elderly women were more likely to live alone than elderly men and they have low income comparing to the elderly men. In conclusion, elderly women should be considered as a most vulnerable group to the disaster and gender-based approach is necessary to take measures in disaster prevention.
Keywords
Disaster perception; Flood disaster experience; Elderly men and women; Gangwon province;
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