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Flood Awareness Attitudes Research Findings - 9th Sep
25 Sep 2003 - 115/03
  • 67% of people living in areas prone to flooding are aware they are at risk, broken down by area as:
    Glasgow
    Edinburgh
    Tayside
    South West
    North East
    83%
    38%
    92%
    56%
    70%

  • 69% of people living in flood risk areas are able to say what they would do if flooding was forecast - BUT only 1 in 7 (15%) have made any advance preparations, broken down by area as:
    Glasgow
    Edinburgh
    Tayside
    South West
    North East
    7%
    17%
    12%
    6%
    40%

  • 24% of those surveyed have been flooded at least once, broken down by area as:
    Glasgow
    Edinburgh
    Tayside
    South West
    North East
    6%
    11%
    39%
    17%
    50%

  • 71 % of people who are aware they live in a flood risk area, and have previously suffered flooding, have still not taken any action


The survey, carried out by MORI Scotland, was conducted face to face, in home, amongst a sample of 507 residents across Scotland who live in an area at risk from flooding (26/8-9/09/03).



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