2.1 Residents
Number of samples: 1,000
Q1. Where were you at the occurrence of Tsunami on 26 December, 2004?

No

Location of respondent

1 At home
2 In a building other than home
3 Outside
4 Out side of Aceh Province
5 On the ship in the sea
6 Others
Total

Number Percentage
516
40
323
19
17
85
1,000

51.60
4.00
32.30
1.90
1.70
8.50
100.00Q1. Where w ere you at the occurrence of Tsunam i on 26 Decem ber,
2004? (N=1000)
8.50 %

OthersOn the ship in the sea

1.70 %Out side of Aceh Province

1.90 %
32.30 %

OutsideIn a building other than home

4.00 %

At home51.60 %
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Most of the respondents (51.60%) were at home at the time of tsunami occurred.
This situation was because of the earthquake occurred on Sunday morning at 7.45
am, where people still at home with their families. For some people who were notat home at the time of earthquake, they returned home to see their families.
Another respondents (32.30%) were outside their houses, some of them were attheir friends houses, another were at the schools, and also some of them were at1their work, but they didn’t return home because they had called their families withmobile phones to make sure everything were alright at home.

Q2. Was your house damaged by Tsunami disaster?

No
1
2
3
4
5

Condition of the houses
The house was totally/half damaged by
Tsunami.
The house was inundated and the property
was damaged.
The house was no damage, however, thewater and/or electricity supply was cut off.
No damage
Others
Total

Number

Percentage

863

86.30

102

10.20

10

1.00

18
7
1,000

1.80
0.70
100.00Q2. Was your house damaged by Tsunami disaster? (N=1000)
Others

0. 70 %No damage

1. 80 %The house was no damage, however, the water and/or
electricity supply was cut off.

1. 00 %

Yes. The house was inundated and the property wasdamaged.

10. 20 %Yes. The house was totally/half damaged by Tsunami.

86. 30 %
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90 100

Mostly of the respondents (86.30%) answered that their houses were totally
destroyed. The respondents were those who lived in the most affected areas near
the coastal area where all the building were destroyed. Some other respondents(10.20%) said that their houses were inundated and the equipments weredamaged. This group of respondents was those who lived in the affected areasthat were far from the coastal line and the speed of the tsunami was slow. The
water only inundated the houses and the equipment were damaged but not
destroyed the houses.

2Q3. What was your reaction at the occurrence of tsunami?

No

The reaction of respondents

1

They went to the coast to have a look.
They went to check the situation of myship.
They rushed home.
They evacuated to the high place.
They reported to the government
authorities.
Total

2
3
4
5

Number Percentage
32

9.04

3
173
141

0.85
48.87
39.83

5
354

1.41
100.00Q3. What was your reaction at the occurrence of Tsunami?
（ When I saw the sea level dropped） (N=354)

1. 41 %

I reported to the government authorities.

39. 83 %I evacuated to the high place.
I rushed home.

48. 87 %I went to check the situation of my ship.

0. 85 %

I went to the coast to have a look.

9. 04 %
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Most of the respondents (48.87%) were rushed home when they saw the sea level
drop. Most of them were at the beach for a holiday and afraid to stay at the beachafter such big earthquake and quickly went home to be together with the wholefamily. Some of them said that because they couldn’t talk with their family due thetelephone line was too busy. Another dominant answer (39.83%) was those who
said that they evacuated to the higher place. They did this because of theinformation that they heard

3

No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Reaction when they see the sea wave coming to
Number Percentage
coastal line
I rushed to the high place.
332
51.08
I rushed home and evacuated with family.
80
12.31
I evacuated to a high building.
48
7.38
I climbed up a tree or a high wall.
10
1.54
I was really upset and could not move.
43
6.62
I lost track of myself and do not remember what
happened at that time.
26
4.00
Other
111
17.08
650
100.00Q3. What was your reaction at the occurrence of Tsunami? ( When I saw
the waves approached to the coast line）(N=650)

Other
I lost track of myself and do not remember
what happened at that time.
I was really upset and could not move.

17,08 %
4,00 %
6,62 %

I climbed up a tree or a high wall.

1,54 %

I evacuated to a high building.

7,38 %

I rushed home and evacuated with family.

12,31 %

I rushed to the high place.

51,08 %
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

No When they see the waves approaching the house Number Percentage
1
I rushed to a high place from flooded water.
466
49.52
2
I evacuated to a high building from flooded water.
145
15.41
I climbed up a tree or a high wall from flooded
3
water.
37
3.93
4
I kept good grip on a firm thing in flooded water.
57
6.06

4

5

I was really upset and could not move.
I lost track of myself and do not remember what
happened at that time.
Other
Total

6
7

52

5.53

57
127
941

6.06
13.50
100.00Q3. What was your reaction at the occurrence of
Tsunami?（When I saw the waves approached to my house or
toward me）(N=941)
Other
I lost track of myself and do not remember what
happened at that time.
I was really upset and could not move.

13,50 %
6,06 %
5,53 %

I kept good grip on a firm thing in flooded water.
I climbed up a tree or a high wall from flooded
water.
I evacuated to a high building from flooded
water.
I rushed to a high place from flooded water.

6,06 %
3,93 %
15,41 %
49,52 %
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Q4. (Only for person who evacuated) What triggered your decision to evacuate?
No
1
2
3
4
5

People decision to evacuate
Number Percentage
I saw sea level dropped and thought Tsunami
wave would come soon.
108
10.37
I saw Tsunami wave was approaching to me.
251
24.11
I was caught in Tsunami wave.
158
15.18
I followed the evacuation order.
285
27.38
Other
239
22.96
Total
1041
100.005

Q4. (Only for person who evacuated) What triggered your decision
to evacuate? (N=1041)
22,96 %

Other

27,38 %

I followed the evacuation order.
15,18 %I was caug ht in Tsunami wave.
I saw Tsunami wave was approaching tome.
I saw sea level dropped and thoug ht
Tsunami wave would come soon.

24,11 %
10,37 %
0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

The respondent mostly said that they were evacuated because of they saw thetsunami wave and also followed to the order from their friends, or government
officers to move to the safer place. Some information said that the tsunami wave
will come again, and some information telling that the disease will show up in theaffected areas.

Q5. (Only for person who evacuated) Did you evacuate with your family or alone?
No

Description

1
2
3

I evacuated with all of my family.
I evacuated with a part of my family.
I evacuated with neighbors and/or relatives.
I evacuated alone since the other family
members were out.
I have no family members.
Other
Total

4
5
6

Number Percentage

6

439
279
91

44.66
28.38
9.26

145
13
16
983

14.75
1.32
1.63
100.00Q5. (Only for person who evacuated) Did you evacuate with yourfamily or alone? (N=983)
Other

1,63 %

I have no family members.

1,32 %

I evacuated alone since the other family
members were out.

14,75 %
9,26 %

I evacuated with neig hbors and/or relatives.
Yes. I evacuated with a part of my family.

28,38 %

Yes. I evacuated with all of my family.

44,66 %
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

44.66% of the respondents were evacuated with their family followed by 28.38% ofthem evacuated with some of their families, this was because of some of theirfamilies were not at home and also because of the panic situation during the firstweek of tsunami, they were separated each other.
Q6. Were you at risk of Tsunami wave?

No Risk of tsunami
Number Percentage
I was caught in Tsunami at home, and1
buffeted by or soaked in the wave.
203
20.30
I was caught in Tsunami on the way ofthe evacuation, and buffeted by orsoaked in the wave.
2
217
21.70
3
No, but the wave was very close to me.
403
40.30
4
No. I was not exposed to danger.
177
17.70
Total
1,000
100.007

Q6. Were you at risk of Tsunami wave? (N=1000)

No. I was not exposed to danger.

17,70 %

No, but the wave was very close to me.

40,30 %

Yes. I was caught in Tsunami on the wayof the evacuation, and buffeted by orsoaked in the wave.
Yes. I was caught in Tsunami at home,and buffeted by or soaked in the wave.

21,70 %

20,30 %
0

10

20

30

40

50

Most of the respondents (40.30%) were not caught by the tsunami wave but very
close to them. For those who caught in the water mostly have death. Those 42%of the respondents were those who save from the tsunami wave.

Q7. How did you escape from the wave?
No. The way people escaped from tsunami
Number Percentage
1
Someone helped me.
68
6.80
2
I escaped from the danger by myself.
297
29.70
I was saved by a miraculous chance. (ex. I got
3caught in a net or stuck on a branch)
236
23.60
4
Other
399
39.90
Total
1,000
100.008

Q7. How did you escape from the wave? (N=1000)
Other

39,90 %I was saved by a m iraculous chance. (ex. I got
caught in a net or stuck on a branch)

23,60 %

I escaped from the danger by m yself.

29,70 %

Som eone helped m e.

6,80 %
0

10

20

30

40

50

For this question, most of the respondents (39.90%) were those who not caught bytsunami. From the people who caught by tsunami water, 29.70% of 1,000
answered that they escaped by themselves and 23.60% were saved by amiraculous chance, and only 6.8% said they were saved by someone.

Q8. Please answer on the dissemination of the Tsunami Information. Did you hear
any news on Tsunami?
No
Dissemination of Tsunami information
1 I heard news on Tsunami before the occurrence.
2 I heard news just after the occurrence.
3 Never heard
Total

9

Number Percent
115
11.50
710
71.00
175
17.50
1,000 100.00

Q8. Please answer on the dissemination of the Tsunami
Information. Did you hear any news on Tsunami (N=1000)

11.50%

17.50%

71.00%
Yes. I heard news on Tsunami before the occurrence.
Yes. I heard news just after the occurrence.
No.

The people mostly heard about the tsunami after the occurrence (71.00%),
because after tsunami happened, much news especially from the TV andnewspaper presented about the tsunami disaster. Most of the people knew about
the tidal water but not the tsunami, before the tsunami occurrence (11.50%) andother said they never heard about tsunami.

Q9. (Only for the person who heard the news on Tsunami) How did you hear the
news?
No.

Sources of tsunami news

1
2
3

TV
Radio
Police or Fire brigade
Telephone call from family members/
neighbors
Word of mouth from family members/
neighbors
Community leader
Other
Total

4
5
6
7

10

Number Percentage
440
248
27

40.15
22.63
2.46

32

2.92

229
41
79
1,096

20.89
3.74
7.21
100.00Q9. (Only for the person who heard the news on Tsunami) How
did you hear the news? (N=1096)
Other

7,21 %

Community leader

3,74 %

Word of mouth from family members/neighbors

20,89 %

Telephone call from family members/neighbors

2,92 %

Police or Fire brigade

2,46 %

Radio

22,63 %

TV.

40,15 %
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Most of the people heard about the news on tsunami few days after the disasterthrough TV (40.15%), followed by radio (22.63%) and from word of mouth fromfamily members. This situation was because the many information always shown
on TV especially MetroTV that broadcasted in full program for the tsunami disasterin Aceh and Nias. People also heard from the radio from IDP camps, because in
the camps they didn’t have any TV. Other information was from their families orneighbors, who had information from TV or radio.
Q10. How did you get the information on the rescue and relief during the first week
after the Tsunami occurrence?
No
Information on the rescue and relief
Number Percentage
1
TV
617
25.27
2
Radio
436
17.85
3
Police or Fire brigade
178
7.29
Telephone call from family members/
4neighbors
146
5.98
Word of mouth from family members/
5neighbors
538
22.03
6
Community leader
286
11.71
7
Nobody informed me.
99
4.05
8
Other
142
5.81
Total
2,442
100.0011

Q10. How did you get the information on the rescue and relief
during the first week after the Tsunami occurrence? (N=2442)
Other
Nobody informed me.
Community leader
Word of mouth from family members/neighbors
Telephone call from family members/neighbors
Police or Fire brigade
Radio
TV

5,81 %
4,05 %
11,71 %
22,03 %
5,98 %
7,29 %
17,85 %
25,27 %
0

10

20

30

40

50

Most of the people in the first week they attempt to search for the information
about their families. They went to one tent to another in order to find out if there
any family members who saved. In the first 4 days after tsunami the electricity wasshut down so they only had information from friends and family members. After 4days many information they got from TV

Q11. What kinds of the information did you want to know most during the firstweek after the Tsunami occurrence?

No

Description

1
2
3
4
5

The scale of the Tsunami and the affected areas
The perspective of the Tsunami disaster
The damage situation of Tsunami
Safety of the relatives and acquaintances
Search and rescue operation for missing
Countermeasures taken by the government
authorities
Evacuation places
The recovery on water, gas, and electricity supply
and telephone line.
Food and supplies

6
7
8
9

Number Percentage

12

597
120
583
770
395

13.46
2.71
13.14
17.36
8.90

162
464

3.65
10.46

55
450

1.24
10.14

10
11
12

News on the people who severely affected or
miraculously survived
OthersNothing
Total

776
46
18
4,436

17.49
1.04
0.41
100.00Q11. What kinds of the information did you want to know most during
the first week after the Tsunami occurrence? (N=4436)
Nothing

0, 41 %

Others1, 04 %

News on the people who severely affected or miraculously
survived

17, 49 %Food and supplies

10, 14 %The recovery on water, gas, and electricity supply andtelephone line.

1, 24 %

Evacuation places

10, 46 %Countermeasures taken by the government authorities

3, 65 %

Search and rescue operation for missing

8, 90 %

Safety of the relatives and acquaintances

17, 36 %The damage situation of Tsunami

13, 14 %The perspective of the Tsunami disaster2, 71 %The scale of the Tsunami and the affected areas

13, 46 %

0

5

10

15

20

25

In the first week after tsunami people always searching for their family, so many
respondents choose the answer related to news on saved people

13Q12. Which mode most caters the above needs (Q11)?

No

Descriptions

1
2
3
4

TV
Radio
Newspaper
Internet
Information by the Police officers and/or theFire brigades
Verbal communication with family members
and/or neighbors
Information
bycommunity
leaders/
government officers
Information through telephone call fromothersOthers56789Number Percentage
767
48
84
31

76.70
4.80
8.40
3.10

2

0.20

46

4.60

17

1.70

0
5
1,000

0.00
0.50
100.00Q12. Which mode most cater the above needs (Q11)? (N=1000)
Others0. 50 %

Information through telephone call from others

0. 0%Information by community leaders/government officers

1. 70 %

Verbal communication with family members and/or
neighbors

4. 60 %

Information by the Police officers and/or the Fire
brigades0. 20 %

Internet

3. 10 %

Newspaper

8. 40 %

Radio

4. 80 %

TV

76. 70 %

0

14

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

The dominant of the respondents answered that the media most cater the
information was TV (76.70%). This was because of one of the TV stations named
MetroTV always present the news on tsunami in their program called breaking
news “Indonesia is crying”. Another TV stations also broadcasted the news on
tsunami in their head lines news.
Q13. Would you like to live in the same location?
No
Answer
1
Yes.
2
No.
3
No Idea.
Total

Number
897
46
57
1,000

Percent
89.70
4.60
5.70
100.00

Would you like to live in the same locatio? (N=1,000)

4.60%

5.70%

89.70%Yes.

No.

No Idea.

Most of the respondents 89,70% want to return to their home. It is very difficult forthem to change their job and also because they don’t have any land space at theother place to build new houses.

15Q14. Have you heard about Tsunami before the disaster?

No

People knowledge of tsunami

Number Percentage

1 I have experience(s) of Tsunami disaster.
I learned it through books and/or TV
2 programme.
3 I heard about it from family and/or friends.
4 I studied about it in the school.
5 Never.
6 Others
Total

6

0.60

74
32
3
885
0
1,000

7.40
3.20
0.30
88.50
0.00
100.00Q14. Have you heard about Tsunami before the disaster?
(N=1000)
Others0. 00%

Never.

88. 50 %Yes. I studied about it in the school.

0. 30 %

Yes. I heard about it from family and/or friends.

3. 20 %

Yes. I learned it through books and/or TV
programme.

7. 40 %

Yes. I have experience(s) of Tsunami disaster.

0. 60 %

0

20

40

60

80

100

It is clearly described that most of Aceh people never heard about tsunami before,
88.50% from 1,000 people interviewed. The others (11.50%) said that they heard
about tsunami from family, friends, books, from schools or TV programme. They
learn from their family or friends about a word called “ie beuna”, this is a story in
Islamic perspective that at the end of the word such big sea wave will come to the
land.

16

Q15. There is a record that Tsunami disaster occurred in Indonesia about 100 year
ago. If you had known more about Tsunami, do you think you could have reduced
the damage in the affected area?

No
1
2
3
Total

AnswerYes
No
No idea

Number Percent
336
33.60
217
21.70
447
44.70
1000 100.00

Q15. There is a record that Tsunami disaster occurredin Indonesia about 100 year ago. If you had known
more about Tsunami, do you think you could have
reduced the damage in the affected area? (N=1000)

33.60%
44.70%

21.70%Yes

No

No idea

Most of respondents (44.70%) answered that they have no idea because of theycannot predict how big the tsunami was. Anyway some of them (33.60%) were
sure that they could reduce the damage. This was proved when the second big
earthquake last March 2005, most of the people escaped and went to the safer
places. While 21.70% of the respondents still couldn’t reduce the damage if thetsunami happen again.

17Q16. Where is the most appropriate evacuation place for Tsunami disaster?

No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Most appropriate evacuation place
SchoolCommunity center
MosquePark/Square
Building (more than 3 stories)
Government office
Other
Total

Number Percentage
52
5.20
81
8.10
395
39.50
12
1.20
57
5.70
65
6.50
338
33.80
1,000
100.00Q16. Where is the most appropriate evacuation place for Tsunami
disaster? (N=1000)
Other

33,80 %

Government office

6,50 %

Building (more than 3 stories)

5,70 %

Park/Square

1,20 %

Mosque39,50 %

Community center

8,10 %

School5,20 %
0

10

20

30

40

50

The most appropriate places for evacuation based on the people opinion weremosques (39.50%) and other places (33.80%) such as hospital, mountains, and
IDP camps. This condition was based on the experiences of the last tsunami,
where mostly the mosques were not damaged among other destroyed buildings in
the tsunami affected areas and many people were saved in the mosques. People18also believe that by staying at the higher places like mountain will be safe. The
hospital and IDP camps were also considered as the safety places because theplaces can provide the medical care and support by many people.

Q17. What is most effective way to utilize the lessons for preventing/mitigating a
tragedy from recurring?

No
1
2
3
4
5
6

The most effective way to utilize the lesson Number Percentage
Integrating of the Tsunami disaster studies
into school curriculum
466
46.60
Distributing of the posters/leaflets on the
Tsunami141
14.10
Holding community-based workshops on
regular basis
100
10.00
Displaying Tsunami warning/evacuation
signs
89
8.90
Setting up of a memorial monument on
Tsunami disaster
127
12.70
Establishment of a memorial museum on
Tsunami
77
7.70
Total
1,000
100.00Q17. What is most effective way to utilize the lessons forpreventing/mitigating a tragedy from recurring? (N=1000)
Establishment of a memorial museum on Tsunami

7,70 %

Setting up of a memorial monument on Tsunami
disaster

12,70 %

Displaying Tsunami warning/evacuation signs

8,90 %

Holding community-based workshops on regularbasis

10,00 %

Distributing of the posters/leaflets on the Tsunami

14,10 %

Integrating of the Tsunami disaster studies into
school curriculum

46,60 %
0

19

10

20

30

40

50

60

Most of the respondents (46.60%) answered that the most effective way to utilize
the lessons for preventing/mitigating the tragedy was the integrating the tsunami
disaster studies into school curriculum. This was because the big disaster can be
an experience and lessons to the next generation for them to be able to escape if
there is another tsunami in the future

Q18. What kinds of countermeasures should be taken for reducing the futuredamage by Tsunami?

NoType of Countermeasures

Number

Percentage

1

6

Establishment of Tsunami Early Warning System
Enhancement of Emergency Information Dissemination
SystemStrengthening the capability of search and rescue
operation and emergency medical service
Improvement of public information on disaster risk
management (including distribution of Hazard Maps)
Strengthening of government response capability fordisaster
Raising public awareness on disaster at the community
level

609

15.65

357

9.18

299

7.68

253

6.50

385

9.89

298

7.66

7

Fostering community leaders for disaster management

47

1.21

8

Promotion of school education on disaster reduction

254

6.53

9

Development of evacuation places and routes
Designating potential risk areas (ex. Making andpublishing Tsunami inundation area maps)

111

2.85

126

3.24

64

1.64

12

Conducting evacuation training/drill
Building Infrastructures for disaster prevention, such as
Sea walls

494

12.70

13

Planting trees along the coast

510

13.11

14

Others

31

0.80

15

No idea.

53

1.36

3,891

100.00

2
3
4
5

10
11

Total

20

Q18. What kinds of countermeasures should be taken for reducing thefuture damage by Tsunami? (N=3891)

No idea.

1,36 %

Others0,80 %

Planting trees along the coast

13,11 %

Building Infrastructures for disaster prevention, such as
Sea walls

12,70 %

Conducting evacuation training/drill

1,64 %

Designating potential risk areas (ex. Making andpublishing Tsunami inundation area maps)

3,24 %Development of evacuation places and routes

2,85 %

Promotion of school education on disaster reduction

6,53 %

Fostering community leaders for disaster management

1,21 %

Raising public awareness on disaster at the community
level

7,66 %

Strengthening of government response capability fordisaster

9,89 %

Improvement of public information on disaster risk
management (including distribution of Hazard Maps)

6,50 %

Strengthening the capability of search and rescue
operation and emergency medical service

7,68 %

Enhancement of Emergency Information Dissemination
System

9,18 %

Establishment of Tsunami Early Warning System

15,65 %
0

5

10

15

20

25

Most of the people answered that the early warning system should be taken for
reducing the future damage by tsunami. This condition based on the experiences
when the earthquake occurred they suddenly run or escape to the higher place.
They didn’t have information about the tsunami will come or not, so in that situation21

of panic many accidents were happened on the way to escape. The example wasalsowhen the earthquake occurred in October 2005, that earthquake epicenter

was not in the sea but in the mainland. It is recommended that the early warning
system should be applied. Other respondents also answered that by planting tree
along the coast and by constructing the building for disaster prevention such assea wall.

Q19. Do you think Tsunami will come again to Indonesia in the future?

No
1
2
3
4
5

People opinion on tsunami comeagain in the future
Yes
Probably
No. It will not come during my life
Never
I don’t know
Total

Number Percentage
55
293
50
62
540
1,000

5.50
29.30
5.00
6.20
54.00
100.00Q19. Do you think Tsunami will come again to Indonesia in the future?
(N=1000)

54,00 %

I don’t know
Never

6,20 %

No. It will not come during my life

5,00 %
29,30 %

Probably

5,50 %

Yes
0

10

22

20

30

40

50

60

Most of the respondents (54%) answered that they didn’t know whether thetsunami will come again or not, because they didn’t have enough knowledge about
the tsunami. They just heard about the tsunami after the disaster in their places

Characteristics of survey samples of residents•

Age
Q1. Age (N=1000)

2,80 %

60 and above

7,60 %

50 - 59

15,90 %

40 - 49

24,40 %

30 - 39

32,60 %

20 - 29

16,70 %

under 19
0

•

10

20

30

Gender
Q2. Gender (N=1000)

42.50%
57.50%

Male

Fem ale

23

40

•

Occupation

Q3. Occupation (N=1000)
Other

9. 50 %

Unem ployed

8. 10 %
20. 50 %Student

22. 20 %Housewife
Private sector em ployee

10. 10 %Governm ent servant (including teacher)
Hotel/Guest House

5. 00 %
0. 10 %

Business

13.00 %

M anufacture

0. 50 %

Agriculture

4. 30 %
6.70 %

Fishery
0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

The respondents were mostly housewife and students (42.70%). The other was
businessman (13.00%). The businessman here was those who sell product at themarket and some of them have shops for selling.
•

Type of your house (as of December 26, 2004)
Q4. Type of your house (as of December 26, 2004) (N=1000)

House of wooden structure with rattan wall – one story

0.20 %

Masonry – one story

15.50 %

House of reinforced concrete structure with brick wall – twostories and above

10.10 %

House of reinforced concrete structure with brick wall – onestory

43.90 %

Wooden house – two stories and above

2.30 %

Wooden house – one story

28.00 %
0

24

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Most of the respondents’ houses were reinforced concrete structure with brick walland one storey (43.90%). The other dominant houses of the respondents in theaffected areas were wooden houses with one storey (28%). This type of house
was usually belongs to the fishermen that they lived near coastal area.

•

Distance from the sea to your house (as of December 26, 2004)

No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Distance from coastal line

Number Percentage

0 - 100m
100m - 500m
500m - 1km
1km - 2km
2km -3km
3km – 5km
5km and above
Total

42
121
149
143
199
250
96
1000

4.20
12.10
14.90
14.30
19.90
25.00
9.60
100.00Q5. Distance from the sea to your house (as of December 26, 2004) (N=1000)

5km and above

9.60 %

3km – 5km

25.00 %

2km -3km

19.90 %

1km - 2km

14.30 %

500m - 1km

14.90 %

100m - 500m

12.10 %

0 - 100m

4.20 %
0

5

10

15

25

20

25

30

Mostly (25%) of the houses were located in the range of 3-5km from coastal area,
followed by category of 2-3 km (19%) and 500m-1 km (14.90%). This is becauseof the affected areas of tsunami is averagely until 5km from the coast line.

•

Educational background.

Q6. Educational background (N=1000)
Graduate School

1.90 %

University

12.90 %

Senior High School

43.00 %

Junior High School

24.50 %

Elementary School

15.50 %

No school education

2.20 %
0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

The education background of the respondents were mostly senior high school(43%) followed by Junior high school (24.50%). Most of the respondents werehousewife and fisherman; they only studied until high school.

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