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Benchmark 2007 2008 2009
2010
2011
Fully prepared
18%
16%
24%
14%
18%
33%
Prepared at home
35%
37%
41%
26%
34%
51%
Has a plan
59%
67%
63%
49%
57%
79%
Has survival items 76%
77%
82%
71%
86%
88%
Preparedness
• Overall, a third of Wellington residents are fully prepared for a disaster. This is higher than the national
average (18%), and represents an increase from last year (up from 18% to 33%).
• Similarly, the proportion of Wellington residents who are prepared at home in the event of a disaster is
higher than the national average (51%, cf. 32% national average), and has increased since last year
(from 34% to 51%).
• Wellington residents are more likely than average to say that they are quite or very well prepared for a
disaster (73%, cf. 60% national average). They are also more likely than average to say that people
should have an emergency supply of essential items (88%, cf. 77% national average), and an
emergency/survival plan (57%, cf. 47% national average) to prepare for a disaster.
• The proportion of Wellington residents who have taken steps in the past 12 months to prepare for a
disaster is higher than average (83%, cf. 60% national average).
• Wellington residents are more likely than average to say they have been prompted to take steps to
prepare due to the Christchurch earthquakes (81%, cf. 60% national average).
• Of those who say they were prompted to take steps to prepare because of the Christchurch
earthquakes, a higher than average proportion say that the Christchurch earthquakes raised their
awareness of what could happen in a disaster (19%, cf. 10% national average).
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