TOP Research Sections Study of Residentsf Awareness and Behavior regarding Evacuation Advisories issued for the Seasonfs 23rd Typhoon Knowledge for pre-disaster/ preparedness phase Knowledge for emergency phase Knowledge for recovery/restoration phase Elderly Children Pregnant women / Child-rearing mothers Cancer patients Patients with chronic disease Mental health care Research Sections   Elderly C.D.P.   Child health C.D.P.   Maternal health C.D.P.   Cancer Nursing C.D.P.   Chronic Diseases C.D.P.   Mental Health C.D.P.   The Education / Training Program D.P.   The Nursing Management Method Development Project   The International Disaster Nursing Network Project   The Professional Nursing Support Network Project   The Participatory Community Support Network Project   Research Section for Specification of Research Field   Research Section for Information Base Development   Special Research Projects   Outline of The 21st Century COE Program     Streaming videos on “Disaster Nursing” now available.     - Purpose - This study was conducted to clarify the residentsf awareness, behavior and related factors regarding the 23rd typhoon evacuation advisories. - Method - The target population of the Study was formed by those who agreed to participate for the study among all households in the region to which the evacuation advisories was issued. By mail, anonymous questionnaires were distributed to all households involved. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, a chi-square test and a Mann-Whitney U test were used. The study was conducted after obtaining each subjects consent for the study, and after inspection by the Research@Ethics@Committee of the College of Nursing Art and Science, University of Hyogo. - Results - Of 2818 questionnaires delivered 504 were collected, of which 481 were valid responses (valid response rate: 17.1%). The average age of the respondents was 53.5}16.8. 1) Awareness and behavior of the evacuated group and the not-evacuated group The reason for evacuating stated by the evacuated group were gbecause an evacuation advisories was issuedh and gbecause precipitation was increasing and the river level was risingh etc. They evaluated their evacuation behavior positively. On the other hand, the not-evacuated group stated that the reason for not evacuating were gbecause the house was not floodedh and gbecause I could take refuge on the second floorh etc. They evaluated their behavior of not evacuating positively. 2) Comparison between the evacuated and the not-evacuated groups The percentages of those who live in their own houses, those who had an emergency kit ready, those who viewed typhoon No. 23 as a natural disaster, those who feared for their lives when the warning was issued and those who feared the river might overflow were significantly higher in the evacuated group than in the not-evacuated group. Regarding future evacuation behavior, the percentage of respondents who selected gwill evacuateh was higher in the evacuated group than in the not-evacuated group, whereas the percentage of those who chose gdonft knowh was significantly higher in the not-evacuated group. Moreover, the people who did not evacuate this time answered gwill evacuate in future.h Among their reasons for future evacuation, both gnatural hazards are unpredictableh and gthe disaster this time taught me a good lessonh stood out. On the other hand, the reasons of those who answered gwill not evacuate in futureh included gevacuating is more dangerous than not evacuating,h and gI have no concern over the durability of my househ. Some respondents answered that they could not evacuate. - Summary - We feel that it successfully revealed part of the awareness and behavior of residents in the designated area. Regardless of whether evacuated or not, it showed the thought process of each group. In the future, we intend to combine and analyze the results of this study, together with qualitative data obtained from interviews concurrently under way.